Collo is a

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Skikda Skikda ( ar, سكيكدة; formerly Philippeville from 1838 to 1962 and Rusicade in ancient times) is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District. History The Phoenic ...

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, on the western

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coastline of the province, it is also one of the most

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districts of the province. It was named after its capital,

Collo Collo ( ar, القل, links=, lit=, translit=al-Qull) was an ancient Roman– a city of the Ottoman empire and Berber. Located in the northern Skikda Province, Algeria. It was the capital and one of three municipalities of Collo District, and ...

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3

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* Béni Zid * bellendéraïa Districts of Skikda Province {{Skikda-geo-stub