Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, برج بوعريريج) is the capital city of

Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province (''wilaya'') in northern Algeria around 200 km from the capital Algiers. It is considered as a crossroads between the east and west, the north and south. It is nota ...

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. According to the 2008 estimation, its population was 168,346. It is situated 148 miles by road east of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

, near the Hodna Massif in the southern Kabylie Mountains, at an elevation of 916 metres. The economy is largely based upon

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

and

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

, with some small-scale industries. Bordj Bou Arréridj is well-connected to other urban centres by

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and

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. The cities of

Sétif Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...

and Bouira are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively.

CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, شباب أهلي برج بوعريريج), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj, founded in 1931. The club colours are yellow ...

(CABBA) is a 1st Level Algerian professional football club based in town; its home grounds are 20 August 1955 Stadium in

Mohamed Belouizdad Mohamed Belouizdad ( ar, محمد بلوزداد; 3 November 1924, in Algiers – 14 January 1952, in Paris), was an Algerian militant and chief "responsible" (manager) of Special Organisation (OS), the military branch of the Algerian People's ...

Economy

The city is considered highly innovative for presence of many

high-tech High technology (high tech), also known as advanced technology (advanced tech) or exotechnology, is technology that is at the cutting edge: the highest form of technology available. It can be defined as either the most complex or the newest te ...

. The city is home to a number of technology companies. The city is home to the headquarters of Condor Electronics.

Sports

Bordj Bou Arréridj has a team in the

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

, founded in 1931. They also have two teams in the

Algerian Basketball Championship The Algerian Basketball Championship, now called the ABC National 1, formally known as the ABC Super Division, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Algeria. National 1 is contested by 16 teams, with the two lowest-placed teams relegated t ...

: IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj and OS Bordj Bou Arréridj.

Climate

Notes

Populated places in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Cities in Algeria Province seats of Algeria {{BordjBouArréridj-geo-stub