El Biar
El Biar is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Bouzaréah in the Algiers Province. As of the 1998 census, it has a population of 52,582 inhabitants. The suburb's postal code is 16030 and its municipal code is 1610.Notable residents
- Khalil Boukedjane, football player
- Eldridge Cleaver, American civil rights leader & author
- Jacques Derrida, philosopher
- Dahmane El Harrachi, chaabi singer
- Hàm Nghi, eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty
- Mohamed Hamdoud, football player
- Tarek Lazizi, retired football player
- Djamel Menad, retired football player
- Lahcène Nazef, football player
- Abderrahmane Nekli, diplomat
- Issam Nima, long jumper
- Georges Rochegrosse, French painter
- Rouiched, actor and comedian
- Abderrahmane Soukhane, retired football player
Government and infrastructure
The Transport Ministry has its head office in El Biar.
