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The
Test
Garden
of
Hamma
(Arabic:
حديقة
التجارب
الحامة),
(French:
Jardin
d'Essai
du
Hamma)
is
a
32-hectare
(79-acre)
botanical
garden
(38
hectares
(94
acres)
of
gardens
and
20
hectares
(49
acres)
of
arboretum)
located
in
the
Mohamed
Belouizdad
(formerly
Hamma-Anassers)
district
of
Algiers.
It
was
established
in
1832.
Type
Botanical
garden
Location
Mohamed
Belouizdad
Street,
Belouizdad,
Algiers,
Algeria
Coordinates
36.748°N
3.076°E
Area
32
hectares
(79
acres)
Created
1832
Open
10:00
am
–
5:00
pm
In
1832,
Pierre
Genty
De
Bussy,
the
Civil
Intendant,
and
General
Antoine
Avisard,
interim
governor,
decided
to
drain
the
marshes
at
the
foot
of
the
Arcades
hill.
The
Botanical
Garden
of
Hamma
was
then
created
on
a
5
hectares
(12
acres)
area,
to
make
not
only
a
model
farm
but
also
a
test
garden.
In
1837,
the
organization
bought
a
18-hectare
(44-acre)
site
under
the
Fountain
of
Plane
Trees.
The
garden
grew
westwards
and
became
the
Central
Nursery
of
the
Government.
The
initial
site
was
renamed
Little
Test
Garden
until
its
exchange
in
1848
for
another
piece
of
land
inside
the
Nursery.
The
garden's
principal
activity
is
to
provide
trees
to
public
organisations
and
to
European
settlers.
From
1833,
production
of
carmine
was
added.
Auguste
Hardy
was
named
director
of
the
Botanical
Garden
in
1842.
Many
animal
species
were
introduced
to
the
garden
at
that
time,
and
it
expanded
several
times.
As
well
as
the
animal
and
vegetable
produce,
industry
relating
to
new
technology
occupied
a
lot
of
space,
and
employed
a
lot
of
people.
Between
1848
and
1867
the
garden
expanded
several
times,
until
it
arrived
at
its
current
configuration.
In
1860,
a
lake
was
created
and
an
exterior
boulevard
constructed.
The
garden
was
renamed
the
Acclimatization
Garden
(French:
Jardin
d'Acclimatation)
in
1861.
In
1867,
an
estimated
8,214
species
could
be
found
in
the
garden.
Between
2001
and
2009
the
garden
was
closed
for
restoration
work.
Reopened
in
2009,
it
is
now
home
to
the
Algerian
National
Institute
of
Agronomical
Research,
and
was
opened
to
visitors.
A
lake
inside
the
garden.
There
are
currently
an
estimated
1,200
different
species
of
plant
in
the
garden.
Between
2001
and
2009
the
garden
was
closed
for
restoration
work.
Reopened
in
2009,
it
is
now
home
to
the
Algerian
National
Institute
of
Agronomical
Research,
and
was
opened
to
visitors.