El Biar
Place in Algiers, Algeria
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El Biar (from Arabic "الأبيار", meaning "The Wells") is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Bouzaréah in the Algiers Province. As of the 1998 census, it has a population of 52,582 inhabitants. The suburb's postal code is 16030 and its municipal code is 1610.
El Biar
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| Coordinates: 36.769069°N 3.029684°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Algiers |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 52,582 |
| Postal code | 16030 |
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Buildings
Notable people
- René Aleman (1913–1989), French weightlifter
- Khalil Boukedjane, football player
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937–2021), 5th President of Algeria (1999–2019)[1]
- Saïd Bouteflika, Algerian politician and academic, brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika[2]
- Eldridge Cleaver (1935–1998), civil rights leader & author
- Jacques Derrida (1930–2004), philosopher
- Dahmane El Harrachi, chaabi singer
- Marcelle Laloë, (1884–1974), wife of Hàm Nghi
- Hàm Nghi, eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty
- Mohamed Hamdoud, football player
- Tarek Lazizi, retired football player
- Djamel Menad, retired football player
- Lahcène Nazef, football player
- Abderrahmane Nekli, diplomat
- Issam Nima, long jumper
- Georges Rochegrosse, French painter
- Rouiched, actor and comedian
- Mustapha Ayad, actor and comedian
- Moïse Tshombe, Congolese politician put under house arrest
Government and infrastructure
The Transport Ministry has its head office in El Biar.[3]