Tower-bell instruments in Africa and Mideast:
index by country

Tower bell instruments, including traditional carillons, non-traditional carillons, chimes, etc., may be found in Africa and the Mideast in the following countries or regions:

DZ - Algeria ES - Canary Islands (Spanish) EG - Egypt IL - Israel KE - Kenya LR - Liberia MW - Malawi MZ - Mozambique RE - Réunion ZA - South Africa ZR - Zaire ZW - Zimbabwe

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NOTES:

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Algeria (DZ)

AIN TEMOUCHENT                : ALGERIA      non-trad
   Tour de l'Eglise

Canary Islands (ES = Spain)
An autonomous department of Spain.

TENERIFE                      : CANARY IS.   non-trad
   Hotel
   Ten Bel Park

Egypt (EG)

ISMAILIYA                     : EGYPT        trad
   St.Mark Coptic Catholic Church
     (was St.François de Salle)
SINAI PENINSULA               : EGYPT        zvon
   St.Catherine's Monastery

Israel (IL)
Note that the country code for Israel (IL) is the same as the state code for Illinois, USA.

BETHLEHEM                     : ISRAEL       chime
   Museum
JERUSALEM - CC                : ISRAEL       tubular
   Christ Church (Anglican)
JERUSALEM - HGC               : ISRAEL       chime
   Holy Sepulchre Church 
JERUSALEM - YMCA              : ISRAEL       trad
   Jesus Tower, YMCA

Kenya (KE)

Kilifi                        : KENYA        ring
   Memorial Church of St.Thomas (Anglican)
NAIROBI                       : KENYA        chime
   Cathedral Tower

Liberia (LR)

CAPE PALMAS                   : LIBERIA      non-trad
   Church Tower

Malawi (MW)

LIKOMA ISLAND                 : MALAWI       chimola
   St.Peter's Cathedral

Mozambique (MZ)

MAPUTO                        : MOZAMBIQUE   non-trad
   Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição

Ré Island
An overseas département of France.

CILAOS                        : REUNION IS.  trad
   Église Notre Dame des Neiges

South Africa (ZA = Zuid Afrika)

CAPE TOWN - STG               : S AFRICA     ring
   St.George's Cathedral 
CAPE TOWN - W                 : S AFRICA     ring
   St.Mary's Church 
CAPE TOWN - WM                : S AFRICA     trad
   Women's War Memorial
   City Hall
DURBAN - CD                   : S AFRICA     chime
   Clover Dairies 
DURBAN - STM                  : S AFRICA     ring
   St.Mary Anglican Church 
DURBAN - STP                  : S AFRICA     ring
   St.Paul Anglican Church 
GERMISTON                     : S AFRICA     non-trad
   City Hall Tower
GRAHAMSTOWN                   : S AFRICA     ring
   Cathedral Church of SS.Michael & George
Hillandale                    : S AFRICA     ring
   Monastery of the Order of the Holy Cross
Johannesburg - STP            : S AFRICA     ring
   St.Peter's Anglican School
Johannesburg/F                : S AFRICA     ring
   All Saints Anglican Church
JOHANNESBURG/P                : S AFRICA     ring
   St.George Anglican Church 
JOHANNESBURG/R                : S AFRICA     chime
   Easter Exhibition Grounds 
JOHANNESBURG/Y                : S AFRICA     non-trad
   St.Aidan Church (Anglican) 
PARKTOWN                      : S AFRICA  
   See JOHANNESBURG/P,        : S AFRICA    
PAROW                         : S AFRICA     chime
   City Hall Tower
PIETERMARITZBURG              : S AFRICA     chime
   City Hall Tower
PORT ELIZABETH - CM           : S AFRICA     non-trad
   Campanile (Colonist Monument) 
PRETORIA - CH/1               : S AFRICA     tubular
   City Hall 
PRETORIA - CH/2               : S AFRICA     chime
   City Hall Tower
PRETORIA/T                    : S AFRICA     chime
   Reformed Church

Zaire (ZR)
Zaire was formerly called the (Belgian) Congo. That name has been temporarily retained for one unconfirmed site.

UNKNOWN LOCATION              : CONGO/ZAIRE  non-trad
   (Unknown)
GBADOLITE                     : ZAIRE        chime
   Mausoleum of Mobutu Sese Seko

Zimbabwe (ZW)
Zimbabwe was formerly called Rhodesia. That name has been temporarily retained for one unconfirmed site.

HARARE                        : ZIMBABWE     ring
   Cathedral Church of St.Mary & All Saints 
Kwe Kwe                       : ZIMBABWE     ring
   St.Luke's Church
UNKNOWN LOCATION              : RHODESIA     non-trad
   (Unknown)

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Tower-bell instruments in Africa and Mideast:index by country

Tower-bell instruments in Africa and Mideast:
index by country