البليدة

البليدة (al-Blīdah)¹ is located in its eponymous province, at nearly 200 meters above sea level, at the foot of the Tell Atlas mountains, in north central الجزائر (al-Jazā'īr).² In 2012 it had a population of 182 thousand in the city, 1.168 million in the metropolis.³ Perhaps the tallest structure is the Chréa Radio Tower (492 feet).⁴

External references

overview of the center of al-Blīdah, al-Jazā'īr

Historical map

Footnotes

1. Usually called Blida in French (e.g., Noveau Petit Larousse en Couleurs, vol.2 (Librarie Larousse, 1968), and English (e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blida and The Times Atlas of the World: Ninth Comprehesive Edition (Times Books, 1992). Cf., 'El Boulaïda' in The New International Atlas: 25th ed. (Rand McNally, 1999).
2. Called Algerie in French and Algeria in English.
3. Figures from the side bar of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blida, accessed February 13, 2017.
4. This is the only listing for the city in emporis.com, accessed October 20, 2017.