Bordj El Kiffan
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Bordj El Kiffan is a suburb of the city of Algiers
in northern Algeria
. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach.
Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, used to be a famous beach resort within the Bay of Algiers, complete with luxury hotels and a casino. Many references can still be found under its old name (Nov 2009 google stats: 430,000 hits for 'Fort de l'Eau Alger', 39,700 hits for 'Bordj el Kiffan', 22,200 hits for 'برج الكيفان')
Pollution from urbanization, nearby industrialization, and untreated sewage affected the status, and the beach was no longer popular since the late 1970-ties. The urban location, however, preserved some of its former recreational status.
Today situated directly north (ie. towards the Mediterranean sea) of the close-by Algiers' Houari Boumedienne international airport, with direct highway connection from the capital.
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
in northern Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach.
Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, used to be a famous beach resort within the Bay of Algiers, complete with luxury hotels and a casino. Many references can still be found under its old name (Nov 2009 google stats: 430,000 hits for 'Fort de l'Eau Alger', 39,700 hits for 'Bordj el Kiffan', 22,200 hits for 'برج الكيفان')
Pollution from urbanization, nearby industrialization, and untreated sewage affected the status, and the beach was no longer popular since the late 1970-ties. The urban location, however, preserved some of its former recreational status.
Today situated directly north (ie. towards the Mediterranean sea) of the close-by Algiers' Houari Boumedienne international airport, with direct highway connection from the capital.