Lakhdaria
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Lakhdaria
Ait Ulmu ⵍⴰⵅⴷⴰⵔⵉⴰ الأخضرية | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Lakhdaria | |
| Coordinates: 36°33′44″N 3°35′40″E / 36.56222°N 3.59444°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Bouïra Province |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 42,886 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Lakhdaria (Arabic: الأخضرية), is a town in northern Algeria, in the Bouïra Province. It is located 50 miles (75 km) south east of Algiers. It is surrounded by the Kabylie mountains, and by a 3 miles long river named oued Isser, passing by rocky mountains called the grottoes of Lakhdaira.
History
The town was named Palestro when it was founded in 1860, it was named in honour of the Franco-Piedmontese victory over Austria at Palestro in 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence. It was renamed Lakhdaria after Algerian independence in honour of Mokrani Rabah Lakhdar, known as Si Lakhdar, a senior FLN leader during the Algerian War.[1]
Population
The population is now around 59 009 people. Farming, construction and transportation are the main sources of employment of the local population. Some residents also commute to Algiers for work. The city is very busy, people like to do shopping and meeting in coffee shops and mosques.[citation needed]
Agriculture
Agriculture prevails in the area, especially vegetables and olive trees on family farms, many located at the bottom of the mountains that surround the area.[citation needed]
Industry
A telecommunication site is located in East of Lakhdaria that includes huge TV transmitters and receivers that is used by the Algerian television.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Commémoration du 48e anniversaire du décès du commandant Si Lakhdar". Dépêche de Kabylie (in French). 7 March 2006. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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