08- Divers de Bechar

08- Divers de Bechar
Ma mere a viver quelque annee a Bechar parceque mon grand pere (son pere) etait ds la miletairy

# Posté le mercredi 08 juin 2005 11:59

09- Blida

09- Blida
BLIDA, La ville des roses

Blida et une ville du centre de l'Algérie, au niveau de la Mitidja, elle est limité au nord par la capitale Alger, Boumerdes et Tipaza, au sud par Bouira, Médea, l'Atlas et la montagne de Chrea , sur la rive de l'oued Kébir, dont les eaux abondantes alimentent de nombreuses fontaines. Elle s'étend sur une superficie de 1 696 km² et d'une population qui avoisine les 784 283 habitants en 2004

Par sa position au milieu de la verdure de ses orangers, citronniers, oliviers et mimosa, Blida est l'une des localités les plus riantes de l'Algérie, justement surnommée "Ourida", "la petite rose.

Situé dans la Mitidja, terre fertile, elle a toujours eu une vocation agricole, la production de fruit y est très importante, et surtout les Oranger, n'est-ce pas à Blida qu'est né Orangina ?

Et qui parle de Blida, parle obligatoirement de Boufarik, une ville au milieu de la Mitidja, connue pour sont marché de fuit et légumes mais aussi pour ses Zlabia et son club de Foot widad Boufarik

# Posté le mercredi 08 juin 2005 12:03

Modifié le mercredi 21 septembre 2005 05:08

09- Jardin a blida

09- Jardin a blida
Blida is a town of Algeria, in the department of Algiers, 32 m. by railway S.W. from Algiers, on the line to Oran. Pop. (1906) 16,866. It is also the name of a wilayat south of Algiers.
It lies surrounded with orchards and gardens, 630 ft. above the sea, at the base of the Little Atlas, on the southern edge of the fertile plain of the Metija, and the right bank of the Wad-el-Kebir affluent of the Chiffa. The abundant water of this stream provides power for large corn mills and several factories, and also supplies the town, with its, numerous fountains and irrigated gardens. Blida is surrounded by a wall of considerable extent, pierced by six gates, and is further defended by Port Mimieh, crowning a steep hill on the left bank of the river. The present town, French in character, has well-built modern streets with many arcades, and numbers among its buildings several mosques and churches, extensive barracks and a large military hospital. The principal square, the place d'Armes, is surrounded by arcaded houses and shaded by trees. The centre Of a fertile district, and a post on one of the main routes in the country, Blida has a flourishing trade, chiefly in oranges and flour. The orange groves contain over 50,000 trees, and in April the air for miles round is laden with the scent of the orange blossoms. In the public gardens is a group of magnificent olive trees. The products of the neighbouring cork trees and cedar groves are a source of revenue to the town. In the vicinity are the villages of Joinville and Montpensier, which owe their origin to military camps established by Marshal Vale in 18xx; and on the road to Medea are the tombs of the marabout Mahommed-el-Kebir, who died in 1580, and his two sons.
Blida, i.e. boleida, diminutive of the Arab word belad, city, occupies the site of a military station in the time of the Romans, but the present town appears to date from the 16th century. A mosque was built by order of Khair-ed-din Barbarossa, and under the Turks the town was of some importance. In 1825 it was nearly destroyed by an earthquake, but was speedily rebuilt on a site about a mile distant from the ruins. It was not till 1838 that it was finally held by the French, though they had been in possession for a short time eight years before. In April 1906 it was chosen as the place of detention of Behanzin, the ex-king of Dahomey, who died in December of that year.
Blida is the chief town of a commune of the same name, having (1906) a population of 33,332.

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclop?dia Britannica.

# Posté le mercredi 08 juin 2005 12:45

Modifié le lundi 27 mars 2006 03:35

09- Chréa au Blida

09- Chréa au Blida
Blida. The great mosque

Blida was founded by immigrants from Andalusia in the 16th century, and serves as the administrative and commercial centre for an area where olives and citrus fruits are produced. There is nothing to see here, but the mosque is one the more beautiful of Algeria. It has a dome in turquoise, and four minarets with tiles.

The last months have (written Feb.18, 1997) made Blida almost famous, but in the most negative way,- it is here that a great majority of the worst incidents of terrorism during the civil strife of Algeria have been, throat slitting, decapitated heads on poles etc.

GOING NEXT
20 km southeast: Chréa
50 km northeast: Algiers

# Posté le mercredi 08 juin 2005 12:49

09- Chiffa au Blida

09- Chiffa au Blida
chiffa est Super...

# Posté le mercredi 08 juin 2005 12:52