Ben Aknoun - Izeria

Ben Aknoun (Arabic: بن عكنون) is a commune of Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, the commune's population was 18,838.

1. Geography

4.8 km (3 mi) west of downtown Algiers, Ben Aknoun sits at an altitude of about 270m on the 'Sahel Massif', it borders El Biar, Hydra, Dely Brahim, and Bouzareah (clockwise).

1. Transport

Ben Aknoun is a major transport hub for Algiers, it has a connection to the Southern Ring Road and houses a bus terminal (Ben Aknoun Station).

The Ministry of Finance has its head office in the Immeuble Ahmed Francis (Ahmed Francis Building) in Ben Aknoun.

1. Education

The presence of a large diplomatic community in Ben Aknoun prompted the creation of international educational institutions in the commune. The American International School of Algiers provides an academic program for English-speaking students from kindergarten to the seventh grade, taught by U.S. educators. A French school, Lycée International Alexandre-Dumas d'Alger, also has a campus located in the commune, serving French-speaking students from primary school (primaire) to senior high school (lycée).

1. References

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Higher School of Social Security

The Higher School of Social Security (Arabic: المدرسة العليا للضمان الإجتماعي) is an Algerian Grande école founded in 2012 and located in Ben Aknoun, Algiers. The Grande école was established by Decree No. 12-158 issued on 1 April 2012. It is the only international Grande école in Africa specializing in social security, through an agreement between the Government of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria and the International Labor Organization signed in Geneva 2013 ,and ratified by Presidential Decree No. 14-173 on 2 June 2014.

School University

896 m

Ben Aknoun Forest

Ben Aknoun Forest is a forest situated in Ben Aknoun, within the Algiers province of Algeria. The forest is managed by the Forest Conservation Authority of Algiers and operates under the supervision of the General Directorate of Forests.

Hiking National Park

977 m

1994 Ain Allah attack

The Ain Allah attack took place in a heavily guarded neighborhood in the southwest of Algiers on 3 August 1994 during the Algerian Civil War. The shootout occurred when at least four or seven gunmen dressed as police drove to a French guard post near a school and attempted to plant a car bomb in the neighbourhood which houses the French embassy in Algiers. Two French military guards were killed by surprise after being shot by automatic weapons. When gunmen tried to park a car with a bomb outside a building, a shootout broke out which resulted in the death of another guard and two French consular employees. Another guard was seriously injured and the bomb was safely defused. The Armed Islamic Group of Algeria claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Stade du 5 Juillet

The 5 July 1962 Stadium (Arabic: ملعب 5 جويلية 1962) , the name refers to 5 July 1962, the day Algeria declared independence) is a football and athletics stadium located in Algiers, Algeria. The stadium was inaugurated in 1972 with a capacity of 95,000. It served as the main stadium of the 1975 Mediterranean Games, the 1978 All-Africa Games, the 2004 Pan Arab Games, and the 2007 All-Africa Games. The stadium was one of two venues for the 1990 African Cup of Nations (the other venue was the 19 May 1956 Stadium in Annaba). It hosted 9 matches of the tournament, including the final, which had a second record attendance of 105,302 spectators. The home team Algeria defeated Nigeria 1–0 in the final to win the tournament. The record attendance is of 110,000 spectators in a friendly match between Algeria and Serbia on 3 March 2010. It also hosted the 2000 African Championships in Athletics. After a formal compliance with current safety standards in 1999, the stadium was reduced to 64,200 capacity, and following a new phase of renovation in 2003. The future capacity will be 80,000 with possible further renovations.

Stadium