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The Destination

A thermal resort city, composed as one masterplan

El Djenna is conceived as a complete destination: thermal medicine and wellness, hospitality and commerce, sport, family leisure and a grand public promenade. Five complexes across 84 hectares, unified by gardens, water and Algerian heritage.

The vision

Built to international standards, rooted in Algerian heritage

Around the Hammam Essalhine spring, El Djenna brings together everything a great thermal destination requires: treatment and recovery, rest and celebration, commerce and community, in a single composition of gardens, courts and water.

The destination is designed to draw on its geothermal resource well beyond bathing, with a closed-cycle clean-energy concept developed with a European engineering partner. Each complex can be financed and operated with dedicated equity partners and specialist operators, while one masterplan and one brand preserve the coherence of the whole.

The masterplan

Five complexes, one composition

A schematic reading of the destination: the Grand Cours as its central axis, the spring at its heart, and a direct ramp to the A1 highway.

  1. 1Thermal & Medical
  2. 2Resort, Hotel & Commercial
  3. 3Sports
  4. 4Family Leisure
  5. 5The Grand Cours
  6. The spring
  7. A1 East-West HighwayDirect ramp, 500 m
The thermal bath hall with Moorish arches

01 — The five complexes

Thermal & Medical

The medical heart of the destination

The thermal and medical complex translates the spring into a complete therapeutic environment: the classical bath circuits of four civilisations alongside modern treatment, recovery and accommodation.

The programme

  • Turkish, Moorish, Greek and Roman bath circuits
  • Thalassotherapy & kinesitherapy
  • 150 private thermal baths
  • 3 indoor pools
  • 5 covered sports halls
  • 2 restaurants and a café
  • 80 guest rooms
  • Gardens and 3,000 m² of parking
The resort hotel, pool and garden bungalows

02 — The five complexes

Resort, Hotel & Commercial

Hospitality, gardens and commerce

The resort complex carries the destination’s hospitality: a 4-star hotel, bungalows dispersed through landscaped gardens, and a commercial centre that serves residents, guests and the region alike.

The programme

  • 4-star hotel: 5 floors, 120 rooms
  • Indoor and outdoor pools
  • 50 pool bungalows in landscaped gardens
  • Grand restaurant, cafeteria and boutiques
  • Commercial centre: bank, post office, civic services and superette
  • Show-rooms
  • 2 event halls
The athletic recovery centre overlooking the football training pitch

03 — The five complexes

Sports

Training, recovery and open air

Adjoining the thermal complex, the sports complex completes the recovery story with facilities for teams and individuals, from competition training to walks under the trees.

The programme

  • Omnisport hall
  • Semi-Olympic pool
  • Regulation football training pitches
  • 2 tennis courts
  • Training halls
  • Wooded trails
The family amusement park with carousel, ferris wheel and landscaped river

04 — The five complexes

Family Leisure

A day out for every generation

The leisure complex makes El Djenna a family destination in its own right, with rides, animals, water and gardens, supported by its own service infrastructure.

The programme

  • Large amusement park with dining
  • Zoological park with three lakes
  • Aquatic park and landscaped river
  • On-site wastewater treatment and service centre
The Grand Cours promenade with its bandstand and classical facades

05 — The five complexes

City Centre · The Grand Cours

The heart of the city: 600 metres of city life

Modeled on the Cours de la Révolution in Annaba, the Grand Cours gives the destination a true centre: a 600-metre, 60-metre-wide promenade of theatre, music, shops and terraces, completed by a senior rest & care residence.

The programme

  • 600 m promenade, 60 m wide, with a 9 m street on each side
  • Theatre, music and open-air events
  • Shops and terraces
  • Senior rest & care residence: 80 rooms
  • Clinic and pharmacy
  • Saunas and 40 private baths
  • Two gyms and a restaurant
  • Two covered pools

Invest

Partner with a destination whose source already flows

The spring is on the land, the masterplan is drawn, and each complex is open to equity partners and specialist operators. Request the investor dossier to begin the conversation.