Thaalibia Cemetery

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CountryAlgeria
Coordinates36°47′18″N 3°03′34″E / 36.7884592°N 3.05956°E / 36.7884592; 3.05956
Thaalibia Cemetery
المقبرة الثعالبية
مقبرة سيدي عبد الرحمان الثعالبي
Thaalibia Cemetery
Interactive map of Thaalibia Cemetery
Details
Location
CountryAlgeria
Coordinates36°47′18″N 3°03′34″E / 36.7884592°N 3.05956°E / 36.7884592; 3.05956
TypeMuslim cemetery
StyleMoorish
Owned byWaqf
Size1 hectare

Thaalibia Cemetery (Arabic: المقبرة الثعالبية) or Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة سيدي عبد الرحمان الثعالبي) is a cemetery in the Casbah of Algiers in the commune of the Casbah of Algiers. The name "Thaalibia" is related to Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi.[1]

This Islamic cemetery was founded in 1490 within the Casbah of Algiers, and comprises tombs of numerous Algerian theologians and notables.[2]

It is located in the historical Zawiya Thaalibia, near the Thaalibi Mosque [ar] and the Mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane Et-Thaalibi.[3]

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