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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. Its growth was stimulated by the arrival of the Oran - Béchar (narrow-gauge) railway in 1862.
Saïda is located in north-western Algeria, on the southern slopes of the Tell Atlas mountain range at the northern fringe of the High Plateaus. The city lies on the right bank of the Wadi Saïda , protected by wooded mountains on the opposite shore that rise steeply from the valley floor to an elevation of some 4,000 feet (1,200 metres).
Saïda was a stronghold of Abdelkader, the Algerian national leader who burned the town as French forces approached it in 1844. Modern Saïda was founded as a French military outpost in 1854 and once housed a regiment of the French Foreign Legion. Its growth was stimulated by the arrival of the rail line between Oran and Béchar, and it was ...
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Saïda Province. Saïda (Arabic: ولاية سعيدة) is a province (wilaya) of Algeria, named after its capital.
Saïda (Province Capital, Saïda, Algeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location (English)
The Rally for Culture and Democracy was founded by Saïd Sadi in 1989. [3] [4] He was a presidential candidate in 1995, winning 9.3 percent of the popular vote.In 1997, the party won 19 of 390 seats.
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Saïda's residents actively participated in protests, strikes, and acts of resistance, ultimately contributing to the independence of Algeria in 1962. In the post-independence era, Saïda underwent significant developments in infrastructure, education, and healthcare.
