Hamma (en arabe : الحامة) est un quartier situé au cœur d'Alger, il abrite plusieurs sites touristiques le jardin d'essai du Hamma, le musée national des Beaux-Arts, la grotte de Cervantes.

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Le quartier du Hamma est situé dans la commune de Belouizdad, au cœur d'Alger, situé entre la mer et la colline du Bois des arcades. Le quartier a été construit sur l'ancien Fahs El Hamma. Il constitue aujourd'hui un pôle culturel important pour Alger, grâce notamment à la présence de la bibliothèque nationale d'Algérie, le jardin d'essai du Hamma et de l'hôtel Sofitel, il abrite également la zaouïa de Sidi M'hamed et la fontaine datant de la période ottomane, « la fontaine du Hamma ».

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Botanical Garden Hamma

The Botanical Garden Hamma (Arabic: حديقة التجارب الحامة) (French: Jardin d'Essai du Hamma) is an arboretum and botanical garden spanning 58 hectares (140 acres) in the Mohamed Belouizdad neighborhood of Algiers, Algeria. Founded in 1832, it is regarded as one of the world's most significant acclimatization gardens, acting as both a scientific research hub and a lush lung for the city.
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20 August 1955 Stadium (Algiers)

20 August 1955 Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 20 أوت 1955, French: Stade du 20 Août 1955) is a multi-purpose stadium in Mohamed Belouizdad, Algiers, Algeria. It is currently used for football matches and is the home stadium of CR Belouizdad. The venue has a capacity of 15,000.
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National Museum of Fine Arts of Algiers

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers (French: Musée national des Beaux-Arts d'Alger) is one of the largest art museums in Africa. Opened to the public since 5 May 1930, it is located in the Hamma district, next to the Hamma test garden. The museum, with its 8,000 works, includes paintings, drawings, engravings and old prints, sculptures, old furniture and decorative art, ceramics, glassware, as well as a numismatic collection. Among the works on display are paintings by Dutch and French masters such as Brugghen, Van Uyttenbroeck, Van Goyen, Monet, Matisse, Delacroix, Honoré Daumier, Renoir, Gauguin and Pissarro. But also emblematic Algerian artists, such as Baya, Yellès and Racim. The museum houses sculptures by Rodin, Bourdelle and Belmondo. On 14 May 1962 over 300 works of art were brought to the Louvre in Paris from the Museum.
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Maqam Echahid

The Maqam Echahid (Arabic: مقام الشهيد, Maqāmu š-šahīd, Arabic pronunciation: [maqaːmu ʃːahiːd], Kabyle: Asmektay n umeɣras/ⴰⵙⵎⴽⵜⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴻⵖⵔⴰⵙ, English: Martyr's Memorial) is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened on July 5, 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it. At the edge of each palm leaf is a statue of a soldier representing a stage of Algeria's struggle for independence.
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Diar el Mahçoul

Diar el Mahçoul (Arabic: ديار المحصول, lit. 'land of plenty') is a residential complex and district of Algiers, Algeria, split between the quarters of Belouizdad and El Madania. Diar el Mahçoul was developed by French modernist architect and urban planner Fernand Pouillon between 1953 and 1955. The Martyrs' Memorial (Arabic: مقام الشهيد‎,), which houses the National Museum of El Mujahid, stands at the edge of the development. The structure, constructed in 1982, is one of the city's most recognizable buildings.