Blida

Blida البليدة (in Arabic)
City
Overview of Blida
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Nicknames:  City of roses, مدينة الورود
Location of Blida, Algeria within Blida Province
Blida
Coordinates: 36°28′07″N 02°49′55″E / 36.46861°N 2.83194°E / 36.46861; 2.83194
Country	Algeria
Province	Blida Province
District	Blida District
Area
• City	72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2012)
• City	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

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.^[1] The name Blida, i.e. bulaydah, is a diminutive of the Arabic word belda, city.