There are a number of cemeteries in
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
. Among them is the
Thaalibia Cemetery, the oldest one. A number of them have
listed building
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s or structures, or have been classified and registered as historic .
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File:Cimetière des Thaalba à Alger 5.JPG, Thaalibia Cemetery
File:Marabout Sidi M'hamed Alger.jpg, Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery
File:El Kettar القطار.jpg, El Kettar Cemetery
El Kettar Cemetery () is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the commune of Oued Koriche. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of Sidi Abderrahmane destroyed in 1830. It was prev ...
File:Alya-door2.jpg, El Alia Cemetery
El Alia Cemetery () is a cemetery in the commune of Oued Smar, a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It was established in 1928, following the donation of a plot of land by its owner Hamza El-Alia before his departure to Mecca.
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Lists of cemeteries
These lists of cemeteries compile notable cemeteries, mausolea, and other places people are buried worldwide. Reasons for notability include their design, their history, and their interments.
Lists of cemeteries by country Africa Algeria
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Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments
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Algiers Province
Algiers Province (, ', ; ) is a Provinces of Algeria, province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old Departments of France#Departments of Algeria (Départements d'Al ...
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Management of funerals and cemeteries of Algiers
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Cemeteries
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite, graveyard, or a green space called a memorial park or memorial garden, is a place where the remains of many dead people are buried or otherwise entombed. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek ) implies th ...