Sig ( ''Sīq''; called Saint-Denis-de-Sig under
French rule; ) is a town in northwestern
Algeria. Formerly located in
Oran Province and now located in
Mascara Province, north-western
Algeria. Its population was 61,373 in 2008.
The town's public garden is on the bank of the
Sig River just down stream the confluence of the le-Mebtoûh and the Matarah. Sig is surrounded by fertile land irrigated by the
Barrages des Cheurfas (dams) upstream with the overflow stored in the Petit Barrage (little dams) upstream from the town. The local land supports the growing of olives, cotton, flax, grains, tobacco, and wine, much of which is processed locally and exported. The other local industry is mineral mining, primarily for diatomite.
Sig is located about south the Gulf of
Arzew, separated by the Sig plains and north-west of
Mount Touakas
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( high). Sig is about east of
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
and from
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 ...
. The temperatures usually rise from May to the end of August.
Notable people
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Rachid Taha (1958–2018), musician (birthplace)
See also
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Battle of Sig
In the Battle of Sig (26-27 June 1835), French forces, assisted by the Douair and Smela tribes, fought the Algerian resistance led by Emir Abdelkader in the forest of Moulay-Ismaël near Sig for 2 days.
Unable to resist the Algerian assault, th ...
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Communes of Oran Province