El Alia Cemetery
A large cemetery of eastern Algiers, in the commune of Oued Smar. It was established in 1928 on land given by Hamza El-Alia and covers 78 hectares.
On 5 July 2020, Independence Day, El Alia cemetery received the remains of 24 fighters of the first resistance to French conquest. The remains of these 19th century fighters had been kept in France for about 170 years before their return to Algeria.
El Alia cemetery, described as the great cemetery of Algiers, holds the Carré des martyrs, or martyrs' square. Emir Abdelkader rests there, with leaders of the war of independence and former heads of state. Remembrance ceremonies for the Emir are held at the cemetery.
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