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Blida (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 36 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.5830 decimal degrees |
Long: 003 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Agricultural area bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the northwest; farmland was created when Plaine de la Mitidja was drained by European colonists in 19th century; now produces wheat, citrus fruits, barley, vegetables, and tobacco. |
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Blida (preferred,C,V,English)
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Blida, Wilaya de (C,V)
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Wilaya de Blida (C,V,O)
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El Boulaïda (C,V)
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............ | after 1981 |
El Boulaïda department (C,O)
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AG20 (C,U,FIPS)
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ولاية البليدة (C,U,Arabic-P)
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البليدة (C,U,Arabic)
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Blida Province (C,U,English)
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Blida (province) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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province (preferred, C) |
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established 1974 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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department (C) |
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