Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Bel Abbès
سيدي بلعباس | |
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City | |
| Motto: 1st November Place | |
Location of Sidi Bel Abbès in the Sidi Bel Abbès Province | |
Sidi Bel Abbès Location of Sidi Bel Abbès in Algeria Sidi Bel Abbès Sidi Bel Abbès (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 35°11′38″N 0°38′29″W / 35.19389°N 0.64139°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Sidi Bel Abbès Province |
| District | Sidi Bel Abbès District |
| APC | Miloud Magherbi (2021-2026) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 27 sq mi (70 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,540 ft (470 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 212,935 |
| • Density | 7,900/sq mi (3,000/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 22000 |
| Area code | 048 |
| ISO 3166 code | CP |
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.