Ain el fouara, setif Algeria, history remains forever !

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Ain el foura 

The Fountain of Ain El Fouara (literally fountain spring gushing) is an emblematic monument of the city of Setif in Algeria. This fountain contains a statue made in 1898 by the French sculptor Francis de Saint-Vidal. The statue, representing a totally naked woman, is the subject of several acts of vandalism, first victim of a terrorist act perpetrated on April 22, 1997, then a second one on March 31, 2006.


Pays/territoire : Rue Abane Ramdhane, Sétif, Algérie

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