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Saïda was a stronghold of Abd al-Qadir, the Algerian national leader, who burned the town as French forces approached it in 1844. [1] Modern Saïda was founded as a French military outpost in 1854 and once housed a regiment of the French Foreign Legion.
Saïda (Arabic: ولاية سعيدة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, named after its capital. History. The province was created from parts of Oran department, Saïda province and Saoura province in 1974. In 1984 El Bayadh Province and Naama Province were carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions.
Saïda (Arabic: سعيدة, saʿīda, pronounced [saʕiːda]) is a commune and the capital city of Saïda Province, Algeria.
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Not much is known of Boubaghla's early life. He was likely born around 1820, although he may have been born earlier. He was born in Western Algeria, likely around the region of Saïda. His birth name was "Muhammad al-Amjad ben Abd al-Malek". He was born into a family of Islamic scholars. In 1830, the French invaded Algiers and began the French conqu...
On December 21, 1854, Cherif Boubaghla was wounded by an Algerian spy who was working for France. He fell on muddy ground, then the spy killed him and cut his head and took it to the French ruler of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province.The French ruler fixed the head of Cherif Boubaghla to a pole to let the Algerian people see it.After this, the French took...
On 3 July 2020, Algeria received from France the remaining skulls of 24 resistance Algerian anti-colonial fighters. Among these, was the skull of Sheikh Bouzian and the skull of resistance leader Mohammed Lamjad ben Abdelmalek, also known as Cherif Boubaghla.
Saïda (Province Capital, Saïda, Algeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location (English)
Around 190 immigrants of Spanish origin, most of them day labourers working in the esparto harvest, were killed on 11 June 1881 in French Algeria (in the countryside around Saïda) by members of the insurgent movement led by Bou-Amama.
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