Dar Aziza

Dar Aziza is a 16th-century Moorish palace located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algeria. Today, it houses the National Agency of Archaeology and Protection of Historic Sites and Monuments.Dar Aziza is undoubtedly the oldest prestigious building in Algiers; It was part of the large governmental group known as Janina, which existed before the arrival of Turkish corsairs. In the Ottoman period, it would have served to lodge foreign embassies and, in particular, the Fathers of the Order of Mercy who came to negotiate the redemption of Christian captives.