Bordj Bou Arréridj () is the capital city of

Bordj Bou Arréridj Province Bordj Bou Arréridj Province () 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 notable for its many electronic in ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

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

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

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

agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

and

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

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

road A road is a thoroughfare used primarily for movement of traffic. Roads differ from streets, whose primary use is local access. They also differ from stroads, which combine the features of streets and roads. Most modern roads are paved. Th ...

and rail. The cities of Sétif and Bouira are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively.

CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj (), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian Association football, football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj. The club was founded in 1931 and its colours are yellow and black. The ...

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

History

Economy

The city is considered highly innovative for presence of many

high-tech High technology (high tech or 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 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:

, founded in 1931. They also have two teams in the Algerian Basketball Championship: 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