Larbi Ben M'Hidi Street (in Arabic: شارع العربي بن مهيدي), formerly known as Rue d'Isly,[1] is a street in Algiers, Algeria.
Former name(s) | Rue d'Isly |
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Namesake | Larbi Ben M'hidi |
Length | 380 m |
Width | 18 m |
Location | Algiers, Algeria |
Nearest metro station | Ali Boumendjel Tafourah-Grande Poste |
Location and access
editThis street is one of the main commercial arteries in downtown Algiers leading from Grande Poste square to Bab El Oued. It is cut in the middle by Place de l'Émir-Abdelkader.[citation needed]
It is accessible by the ETUSA bus, line 36, as well as the two metro stations Ali Boumendjel and Tafourah-Grande Poste.[citation needed]
Origin of the name
editIt honors Larbi Ben M'hidi (1923–1957), one of the founders of the National Liberation Front (FLN).[citation needed]
History
editFormerly known as the "Rue d'Isly", it was renamed "Larbi Ben M'Hidi Street" after the departure of the French.[citation needed]
On 26 March 1962, a shootout occurred here during the Algerian War, resulting in 80 deaths and over 200 injuries.[2]
Notable buildings and memorials
edit- No. 18: The building called L'Historial by architect Larbi Marhoum.
- No. 25: Algiers Museum of Modern Art, former Algériennes Galleries.
- No. 42: Headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property (Algeria)
References
edit- ^ "Articles LES ENSEIGNES COMMERCIALES AU CENTRE-VILLE D'ALGER : CHOIX DES LANGUES ET REPRÉSENTATIONS. CAS DE LA RUE LARBI BEN M'HIDI (EX RUE D'ISLY) D'ALGER-CENTRE, Zohra Benmansour". www.editions-harmattan.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ^ "Guerre d'Algérie: "L'occultation du massacre de la rue d'Isly tue les victimes une seconde fois"". Le Figaro. 26 March 2021.