Blida
Blida
البليدة (in Arabic) | |
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Overview of Blida | |
| Nicknames: City of roses, مدينة الورود | |
Location of Blida, Algeria within Blida Province | |
| Coordinates: 36°28′07″N 02°49′55″E / 36.46861°N 2.83194°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Blida Province |
| District | Blida District |
| Area | |
| 72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| 182,447 | |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,167,882 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 09000 |
| Area code | 901 |
| Climate | Csa |
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Blida (Arabic: البليدة, romanized: al-bulaydah) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name Blida, i.e. bulaydah, is a diminutive of the Arabic word belda, city.