Sidi Bel Abbès

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Sidi Bel Abbès is a city in northwestern Algeria known as a regional economic and cultural center.

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Sidi Bel Abbès canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
capitalOf Sidi Bel Abbès Province NERFINISHED
climate hot-summer Mediterranean climate
climateClassification Köppen Csa NERFINISHED
continent Africa
coordinateLocation 35.189°N 0.641°W
country Algeria
countryCallingCode +213
distanceTo about 75 km southeast of Oran
economy agricultural services
light industry
trade and commerce
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 470 metres
formerRole headquarters of the French Foreign Legion
foundedBy French colonial authorities
hasHeritage French colonial architecture NERFINISHED
Ottoman-era influences
hasSportsTeam USM Bel Abbès NERFINISHED
hasUniversity Djillali Liabès University NERFINISHED
inception 1840s
isPartOf Sidi Bel Abbès District NERFINISHED
knownFor regional cultural center
regional economic center
localGovernmentType municipality
locatedIn northwestern Algeria
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Sidi Bel Abbès Province NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalRegion Oranie NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion Oran region NERFINISHED
namedAfter Sidi Bel Abbès (local marabout) NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Arabic
population approximately 200000
over 180000 (city proper)
postalCode 22000
regionallyImportantFor administration
agricultural trade
education
religion Islam
river Mekerra River NERFINISHED
roadNetwork connected by National Highway N13
sports football
timeZone Central European Time
transport railway connections to Oran
road connections to Mascara
road connections to Tlemcen
usedLanguage Algerian Arabic NERFINISHED
French
utcOffset +1

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Marcel Cerdan placeOfBirth Sidi Bel Abbès
René Viviani placeOfBirth Sidi Bel Abbès