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St. Eugene Cemetery

Beau Fraisier, Italy

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 In 2012

, the President of the French Republic François Hollande visited it. 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.

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