Wilaya de Saida

The Wilaya of Saïda starting from last administrative cutting (January 1985) is located in the western part of the Algérie is limited to north by the wilayas of Tlemcen, Oran, Mascara, in the south by the wilaya of El Bayadh and Naâma, in the west by the wilaya of Sidi-Beautiful-Abbots in the east by the wilaya of Tiaret. Very dense population and very young population 66,4% of the population to less than 25 years.

Its surface is estimated at 6.750 km, and the number of inhabitants borders the 765.249 according to the last census (winter 2004).

Place chief of wilaya, the city gave his name (" the heureuse"), with its mineral Water (very good for the digestion and recommended in the renal infection) marketed in all the country but in clear perdition recently. Its population is estimated at more than 130.000 inhabitants.

One can visit:

The city with all its equipment, in particular the equipment sociocultural and sporting, the administrative equipment industrial installations of the park.

Tourist resources

(Tourist Zone of expansion):
- Z.E.T of Ain Sekhouna.
- Z.E.T of Hammam Rabi (62 ha).
- Z.E.T of Saida.
Old man - Z.E.T of Ain El Hadjar.
- Z.E.T of El Merdja (768 ha).
- Z.E.T of Tiffrit (100 ha).

Hydrotherapy:

- Hammam Sidi Aïssa (preventive Hydrotherapy and curative).
- Hammam Rabbi (curative Hydrotherapy).
- Ain Sekhouna (Hydrotherapy of winter).

Historic insight

Having developed since highest antiquity a primarily pastoral economy, the area knew a long Roman domination, marked by many local risings, before passing at the beginning of the 6th century, after one period of instability, under the authority of the dynasty of the Djeddars, of the zone of Frenda.

Become Moslem into the 8th century, the area, after a transition with the Banou Hillal, which leave like testimony of their passage the brotherhood of the Yagoubia, is integrated into the kingdom of Tahert. It is one period ostentation which sees the development of the literary activities and scientific. Follow one another, until the 15th century, the dynasties of the Almoravides, Almohades and Zianides of Tlemcen, then is with the turn of the Turks to appear and make area a Aghalik power placed under the authority of the bey of Mascara. Face then with the French colonial penetration, affirms the national resistance directed by the Emir Abdelkader and which finds with Saida a total support.

Physical geography

Surface (km2): 6631 Many communes: 16 Number of will daïras: 02 Name of will daïras: Ain El-Hadjar, El-Hassasnas. Principal localities: Ain El Hadjar, Ain Sekhouna, Ain Soltane, Doui Thabet, El hassasna, Hounet, Maamora, Moulay Larbi, Ouled Brahim, Ouled Khaled, Saida, Sidi Ahmed, Sidi Amar, Sidi Boubekeur, Tircine, Youb. Relief: hot climate and dryness in summer (36 to 38), cold in winter (0 to 4 degrees) with frequent frosts; mountains: Western part, mounts of Dhaia; in the south high plains; rains on average 200 to 600 mm/an; forests (21,8% of the total surface area); principal wadis: Saida, Abd, Tifret, Berbour.

Tourism

Sites and monuments: on the level of the Saida old man: 2 prehistoric caves, a camp of the Emir Abd El Kader as well as ruins on the plate of Djeddars, considered in 1893 as the most beautiful ruins (visible sites); important ruins at the village Maata (Youb) dominating Berbour wadi; ruins with Sidi Ahmed on 6 ha (visible sites).

Zip codes

20000 Saida, 20001 Boukhors, 20002 Saida in-Nasr, 20100 Ain el Hadjar, 20101 Madjene O. Falette, 20102 Berbour Wadi, 20103 Sidi Me barek, 20110 Moulay Larbi, 20121 Fidjel, 20131 Ain Teghat, 20132 Rebahia, 20133 Hammam Rabbi, 20134 Ain Zerga, 20140 Ain Soltane, 20150 Youb, 20151 Khelifa Maata, 20152 Hassi el Abed, 20161 Hounet, 20170 Sidi Boubekkeur, 20180 Sidi Amar, 20181 Cherki Sidi Aissa, 20201 Oum Djerane, 20202 Dhaiet Zraguet, 20203 Tamesna, 20210 Maamora, 20221 Balloul, 20222 Khourichfa, 20223 Touta, 20230 Tircine, 20241 Friouat Morghad, 20241 Khalfallah, 20242 Sfid, 20250 Ain Sekhouna.

Chart and weather

Latitude: 34° 49 ' 59 NR Longitude: 0° 9 ' 0 E Altitude: 868 meters

External bonds

History and photographs of Saida
Site devoted to Saïda: memories, photographs, etc
History, photographs and memories of Saïda

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