Mitidja
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 Mitidja plain | |
  Mitidja | |
| Coordinates: 36°36′0″N 2°54′0″E / 36.60000°N 2.90000°E | |
| Location | Algerian provinces of Tipaza, Blida, Algiers, Boumerdès, Médéa. |
Mitidja, (Arabic: متيجة, Berber: Mettijet ⵎⴻⵜⵙⵉⵛⵝ) is a plain stretching along the outskirts of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is about 100 km (62 mi) long, with a width of 5 to 20 km (3.1 to 12.4 mi). Traditionally devoted largely to agriculture and serving as the breadbasket of Algiers, the area has in recent decades become increasingly urbanized with the expansion of Algiers.