Bordj El Kiffan

Fort-De-l'Eau برج الكيفان
Nickname:  Petit Paris
Fort-De-l'Eau Location within Algeria
Coordinates: 36°44′15″N 3°11′35″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Algiers
Area
• Total	21.69 km2 (8.37 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	151,950
• Density	7,006/km2 (18,140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	16031

About

Fort-De-l'Eau (Arabic 'برج الكيفان') is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach.

Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, used to be a famous beach resort within the Bay of Algiers, complete with luxury hotels and a casino.

Pollution from urbanization, nearby industrialization, and untreated sewage affected the status, and the beach was no longer popular since the late 1970s. The urban location, however, preserved some of its former recreational status.

Today situated directly north (i.e. towards the Mediterranean sea) of the close by Algiers' Houari Boumedienne international airport, with direct highway connection from the capital.

History

Fort-De-l'Eau was first settled by the Ottomans back in the 1700's, the Ottomans set up a fort (which is where the city got its name from) to watch out for oncoming possible threats from foreign powers

Fort-De-l'Eau (along with Sidi Fredj) was one of the first places that France landed on during its invasion of algeria