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The Aïn-Zeboudja aqueduct, which is 12 km long, was built between 1619 and 1639 by Moussa El-Andaloussi, an Andalusian refugee. It captured the waters from the Ben-Aknoun and Dely-Ibrahim plateaus and transported them to the medina of Algiers. It was part of a network of four major aqueducts converging towards the Casbah: the Hamma aqueduct to the south, the Birtraria aqueduct to the northwest, and the Télemly aqueduct to the northeast, all essential for supplying the old city and its fourteen fountains.
Today, the Aïn-Zeboudja aqueduct is the only one still visible, with sections located at the Chaabani residence in Val d’Hydra and at Bab Jdid. It was classified as national heritage in January 2008.
In contrast, the three other aqueducts in Algiers have disappeared: the Hamma aqueduct, 5 km long, entered the city through Bab Azoun; the Télemly aqueduct, 2 km long, came from Mustapha Superior; and the Birtraria aqueduct, 1.7 km long, entered the medina through Bab El-oued. These aqueducts continued to supply the city with water until the early 20th century, around 1910.
The Aïn-Zeboudja aqueduct, which is 12 km long, was built between 1619 and 1639 by Moussa El-Andaloussi, an Andalusian refugee. It captured the waters from the Ben-Aknoun and Dely-Ibrahim plateaus and transported them to the medina of Algiers. It was part of a network of four major aqueducts converging towards the Casbah: the Hamma aqueduct to the south, the Birtraria aqueduct to the northwest, and the Télemly aqueduct to the northeast, all essential for supplying the old city and its fourteen fountains.
Today, the Aïn-Zeboudja aqueduct is the only one still visible, with sections located at the Chaabani residence in Val d’Hydra and at Bab Jdid. It was classified as national heritage in January 2008.
In contrast, the three other aqueducts in Algiers have disappeared: the Hamma aqueduct, 5 km long, entered the city through Bab Azoun; the Télemly aqueduct, 2 km long, came from Mustapha Superior; and the Birtraria aqueduct, 1.7 km long, entered the medina through Bab El-oued. These aqueducts continued to supply the city with water until the early 20th century, around 1910.
