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| Location | El Biar, Algiers Province,  Algeria |
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| Type | Prison |
| Material | concrete, steel, iron, stone, brick, wood |
| Width | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Height | 66 metres (217 ft) |
| Dedicated to | Torture, Algeria War |
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The villa Sésini (often improperly spelt Susini) is a torture center established in El Biar during the Algerian war in the city of Algiers.[1][2]
The villa was built in El Biar by Alexandre Sésini, notary at rue Bab Azzoun in Algiers.[3][4]
In 1926, the city of Algiers classified it as a natural monument, in 1927, the German consulate moved there.[5][6]
It was transformed into a detention and torture center during the Algerian Revolution.[7][8][9]
It housed after independence for a time, the headquarters of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).[10][11]
After the independence of Algeria, the Villa Susini was used, in coordination with Cuba, for the military training of Latin American revolutionaries.[12][13]
By decree of the Algerian Ministry of Culture dated 28 April 2016, the villa is classified on the list of protected cultural property.[14]
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