View of the fishermen's mosque and the harbor of Algiers
BAB EL BEHAR or the Sea Gate was one of the gates of old Algiers.
It was located under Djamâ el Djedid, customs and fishermen's gate.
It was also called Bab el Hout, the Fish Gate. The fishermen used it to return to their boats.
The small Fishermen's Mosque stood to the right of the door.
The whole thing disappeared during the development of the Government Square after 1830.
It was located under Djamâ el Djedid, customs and fishermen's gate.
It was also called Bab el Hout, the Fish Gate. The fishermen used it to return to their boats.
The small Fishermen's Mosque stood to the right of the door.
The whole thing disappeared during the development of the Government Square after 1830.