St. Eugene Cemetery

St. Eugene Cemetery (Arabic: سانت يوجين مقبرة) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the commune of Bologhine. Covering an area of 14.5 hectares, it lies at the foot of Notre Dame d'Afrique, and is maintained by twenty employees[1] In 2012, the President of the French Republic François Hollande visited it.[2]

View of graves at St. Eugene, with the Notre Dame d'Afrique in the background. March 9th 2007.

It comprises tombs of numerous Algerian notables and it is one of the most preferred place for actors and actresses and other artists (opera singers, musicians, painters, sculptors, architects, writers, poets). It also includes the tombs of several scientists, academicians and sportspeople.

Notable interments

Note: This list is very far from complete: the number of notables buried here exceeds 10,000.

See also

References

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