Pictures.. A field visit by the Minister of Culture to the Algerian state of Constantine – Al-Hiwar

At the beginning of the visit, the minister, accompanied by the governor and the local authorities, reviewed the progress of the restoration work of some of the ancient mosques that had been frozen, especially with the importance that the President of the Republic attaches to them and the need to take care of them.

Abd al-Rahman Bash Tarzi Mosque: which was recently restored and inaugurated and is currently open to worshipers. The Forty Sharif Mosque: The percentage of its restoration work has reached 80%, and it is expected to be received next June. The Sidi Lakhdar Mosque and its annexes: the percentage of its restoration work has reached 80%, and it is also expected to be received. June 2023. A project to restore the mosques of Sidi Affan and Al-Ketani (the study is in progress).

The Minister also followed up on the restoration and preparation works of some of the unique buildings on which the freeze was lifted in 2022, such as Dar Al-Sheikh and Allama Ibn Badis, the Allama Abdel Hamid Ibn Badis Press, studying and following up on rebuilding the lower side of the peduncle with its orchards, studying and following up on the process of rehabilitating and reclaiming alleys, restoring seven 07 Zawiyas are all located within the preserved sector of the old city, including the Lower Tijaniya Zawiya: It is in the study phase (the first and second phases are finished). The angle of Mrs. Hafsa: It is in the study phase (the first, second and third phases are over). A project to restore the Linen School, a project to restore 5 bathrooms, a project to restore 3 hotels, the National Museum of Arts and Popular Expressions “Ahmed Bey Palace”, which also benefited from the process of unfreezing the process of studying, preparing scenography and equipping the museum.

The minister did not miss the opportunity of her visit to the state of Constantine to find out the status of some structures and cultural properties belonging to the trusteeship, such as the Mohammed Al-Eid Al Khalifa Palace of Culture. The House of Creativity, which contains an exhibition of traditional clothes of the eastern Algerian region, as well as plastic and artistic paintings by a group of creative people. open air theatre. The House of Culture “Houssein Ait Ahmed” in the municipality of El-Kharroub, as within the framework of the project “a music institute for each municipality”, which will be implemented in coordination with the Ministry of the Interior, Local Communities and Urban Development in all wilayas, it has been agreed that this cultural edifice will embrace this expected project in the wilaya of Constantine on To include, as a first stage, six other states of the homeland.