Saida
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سعيدة ⵙⵄⵉⴷⴰ Saida |
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| Coordinates | 34 ° 51 ' N , 0 ° 9' E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | Double room | ||
| Residents | 130,000 (2006) | ||
Saida ( Arabic سعيدة, DMG Saʿīda , tamazight ⵙⵄⵉⴷⴰ Sɛida ) is a city in the province of the same name in western Algeria with (2006 estimate) 130,000 inhabitants.
The city is strategically located on the southern slope of the Tell Atlas . A fort already existed on the site in Roman times , and in the 19th century the Algerian freedom fighter Abd el-Kader had a fortress here . When the French forces advanced in 1844, he had the city burned down. In 1854 the French re-established the city as a military outpost.
The most important branches of the economy include the leather industry , mineral water extraction and agriculture .
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