Mohammadia (Algiers)

Mohammadia is a commune located in the middle of bay of Algiers. This territory of the ex- Lavigerie of the name of the cardinal of very the name was re-elected with independence Mohammadia of the name of the prophet of Islam.

Geography

The commune of Lavigerie is delimited in the west by the Oued El Harrach in north by the sea, the south by the trunk road (RN) 5 and in the east by the communes of Bordj El Kiffan and Bab Ezzouar. It profits from 3,2 km coastal strip. She is located on a hill which go down towards the sea.

History

At the time Othoman this part of bay of Algiers was occupied by batteries and forts which protected the city.
Between 1866 and 1920 the locality shelters on the initiative of the cardinal of Lavierie the community of the white fathers on the commune of the time of “ Maison Square” .
Historically, Mohamadia where rather Lavigeire was a district of El Harrach until the development of new zones in the north which obliged a new administrative cutting.
In 1984, the separate locality of Mohammadia of El Harrach become a commune with whole share.

Town planning

It is made up prncipalement of collective habitat ezt semi-collective through the various districts and quoted which are, Five House , the Dunes , Cité Mohammadia or more recently the new district known as the banana trees . Only the maritime pines is a district of villas and houses.

a Zone of 100 hectares in the north of the Highway has caused for several years covetousnesses of the promoters:

In 2002, the group Blanky had presented the project El Manara of new ludo-commercial city with a marina, hotels and districts business and trade, since it seems that it fell to water.
Since 2004 specifies the construction project of the Large Mosque of Algiers which will be the larger third in the world with the most minaret ever built a 250 meters height.

Economy

the commune shelters the hotel Hilton (5 stars)
the tower of business Algéria Business Center.
the National company of the Fairs and Exposures (SAFEX) which manages the Exhibition center.
Algerian Office of Promotion of Foreign trade (PROMEX).
the purchasing group of the group Blanky, a complex of 10.000 m ².
Several national companies have there warehouses like the ENMTP, the SONATRO, ENPMA (agricultural materials, public works, roads), ONCV, ONAMA, COMAPH (agricultural cooperative and viticultural), ENPC (plastic and rubber), ENAC (drains), ENROS (underground works), EDIMCO (construction materials), SNTR (Road transport), COTITEX (textile) or COSIDER, GENISIDER (public civil engineering and joists).

Teaching

National institute Veterinary medicine (INMV)
Polytechnic school of Architecture and Town planning (EPAU)

Equipment

Exhibition center extends on a surface from 68 hectares.
National center of the Trade register (CNRC)
National agency of the Highways (ANNA)

Transport

the commune of Mohammadia is crossed in full medium by the Northern Rocade of Algiers
It is bordered in the south by Main road 5
It will be served by the first line of the Nouveau Tramaway of Algiers

Sport

the commune of Mohammadia accommodates the stage of the 1e Novembre when the football team of USM El Harrach evolves/moves.

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