Saturday 4 August 2012

Wilaya of Sidi bel Abbes


Sidi Bel Abbès Province
ولاية سيدي بلعباس
—  Province  —
Map of Algeria highlighting Sidi Bel Abbès
Coordinates: 35°12′N 0°38′WCoordinates35°12′N 0°38′W
Country Algeria
CapitalSidi Bel Abbès
Government
 • PPA presidentMr. M’Kelkel Bouziane (FLN)
 • WāliMr. Mokhtar Bentabet
Area
 • Total9,150.63 km2(3,533.08 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total603,369
 • Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneCET (UTC+01)
Area Code+213 (0) 48
ISO 3166 codeDZ-22
Districts15
Municipalities52

Sidi Bel-Abbes (Arabicسيدي بلعباس‎) is capital (2005 pop. 200,000)[1] of the Sidi Bel Abbèswilaya (2005 pop. 590,000), Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim maraboutor holy man who is buried there.[1] The city is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It was formerly surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a university there. Sidi Bel Abbès is 75 kilometers from theMediterranean Sea.
It is well connected to other Algerian cities by roads and railroads. Oran is 70 kilometers north and Tlemcen is 90 kilometers west of Sidi Bel Abbès. The closest airport is in Oran
Sidi Bel-Abbes (Arabicسيدي بلعباس‎) is capital (2005 pop. 200,000)[1] of the Sidi Bel Abbèswilaya (2005 pop. 590,000), Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim maraboutor holy man who is buried there.[1] The city is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It was formerly surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a university there. Sidi Bel Abbès is 75 kilometers from theMediterranean Sea.
It is well connected to other Algerian cities by roads and railroads. Oran is 70 kilometers north and Tlemcen is 90 kilometers west of Sidi Bel Abbès. The closest airport is in Oran

Economy

The economy centers on agriculture, particularly the production of cereals such as wheat and barley and the grape industry. A farm machine manufacturing complex is located there



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