Hydra (, Latn, ar, ḥaydara, ) is a commune in the

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. It is located in

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, in the

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of western

, the wealthier part of the national capital. It was heavily affected during the

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. The head office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs is in Hydra.

Education

Scuola Italiana Roma di Algeri, a private Italian international school, is in Hydra. It was formerly in another campus in Hydra. The ''École japonaise d'Alger'' (, ''Aruje Nihonjin Gakkō''), a

Japanese international school ''Zaigai kyōiku shisetsu'' ( 在外教育施設 'Overseas educational institution'), or in English, Japanese international school or overseas Japanese school, may refer to one of three types of institutions officially classified by the Ministry ...

, was previously located in Hydra. It opened in 1977.Kobori, Iwao (Conseiller aupres del'Universite des Nations Unies).
L'Algerie et moi

. Japan-Algeria Center (''Centre Japon- Algérie''/日本-アルジェリアセンター). Retrieved on 16 January 2015. The Japanese government designated the school on January 11, 1978 (Showa 53).

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. Retrieved on January 15, 2015. In 1984 the school had 22 kindergarten students and 35 students in grades 1–9, in elementary and junior high school. It temporarily closed in 1993. The Japanese government certified it on January 12, 1994 (Heisei 6), and revoked the certification on March 29, 2002 (Heisei 14)

Situation

Hydra is about south west of Algiers city centre.Journal officiel de la République Algérienne du 19/12/1984, page 1518, délimitation du territoire de la commune d'Hydra.
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Notable people

Nahla El Fatiha Naili Nahla El Fatiha Naili (in Arabic: نهلة الفاتحة نايلي, in Berber languages, Amazigh: Nahla El-Fatiḥa Naili, in Tifinagh: ⴻⵍ ⴼⴰⵜⵉⵃⴰ ⵏⴰⵉⵍⵉ, born 14 November 1986) is an Algerian people, Algerian sculptor. ...

, Algerian sculptor.

References

Communes of Algiers Province Algiers Province {{Algiers-geo-stub