Blida

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Blida

(ˈbliːdə) n (Placename) a city in N Algeria, on the edge of the Mitidja Plain. Pop: 269 000 (2005 est)

Bli•da

(ˈbli dɑ)

n. a city in N Algeria. 191,314.

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Noun

Blida - a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of AlgiersAlgeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria - a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s

Blida

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Blida

(blē`dä), town (1998 pop. 226,512), N Algeria, at the foot of the Mitidja Atlas Mts. The name also appears as El Boulaïda. It is an administrative center and an agricultural trading town. Blida is surrounded by gardens and by orange, olive, and almond tree plantations. Wheat, barley and tobacco are also grown. The city is noted for its fruit and flower essences. Built on the site of a Roman military base, Blida was founded in 1553 by Andalusians, who developed irrigation works and orange cultivation. Most of the old town was destroyed by earthquakes in 1825 and 1867.

Blida

a city in N Algeria, on the edge of the Mitidja Plain. Pop.: 269 000 (2005 est.)

Blida

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noun a city in northern Algeria at the foot of the Atlas Mountains to the southwest of Algiers

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Algeria
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Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria

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