Blida

Blida
البليدة (in Arabic)   
Overview of Blida
Official seal of Blida
Nicknames: 
City of roses, مدينة الورود
Location of Blida, Algeria within Blida Province
Location of Blida, Algeria within Blida Province
Blida is located in Algeria
Blida
Blida
Coordinates: 36°28′07″N 02°49′55″E / 36.46861°N 2.83194°E / 36.46861; 2.83194
Country Algeria
ProvinceBlida Province
DistrictBlida District
Area
 • City72.1 km2 (27.8 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2012)
 • City182,447
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,167,882
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
09000
Area code901
ClimateCsa

Blida (Arabic: البليدة, romanizedal-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.

  1. ^ Alice Cherki and Nadia Benabid, 2006