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Sidi Bel Abbès is a city in Algeria located in the northwestern part of the country. It was historically significant as the headquarters of the French Foreign Legion during the colonial period, making it notable in military history.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sidi Bel Abbès ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⵍⵄⴰⴱⴰⵙ سيدي بلعباس
- Region
- سيدي بلعباس Sidi Bel Abbès ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⴻⵍ ⵄⴻⴱⴱⴰⵙ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 210,146
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Sidi Bel Abbès (Arabic: سيدي بلعباس, romanized: Sīdī Bu ’l-ʿAbbās), also called Bel Abbès, is the capital (2005 pop. 200,000) of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya (2005 pop. 590,000), Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble man who is buried there. 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 today is home to a university. Sidi Bel Abbès is 75 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea.
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