Bordj Bou Arréridj Province ( Arabic : 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.
17-456: It is notable for its many electronic industries. Its capital is Bordj Bou Arréridj . Other localities include Bir Kasd Ali and Glela . The estimated population of Bordj Bou Arréridj is about 661,115 residents. Its location made it an important economic pole in the context of development in Algeria, as it is made up of several economic and industrial groups. Within the privatization process, and
34-465: A young industrial center. It is among the most dynamic wilaya in Algeria, particularly in the electronics industry and agribusiness. It was renamed by the Algerians "Capital of Electronics." Several groups have settled on national dimensions, such as Cobra, Cristor, Star, Condor, Samsung and Nidor. Bordj Bou Arréridj is marked by its private contractors. The Algerian government encourages the development of
51-607: Is a 1st Level Algerian professional football club based in town; its home grounds are 20 August 1955 Stadium in Mohamed Belouizdad . The city is considered highly innovative for presence of many high-tech . The city is home to a number of technology companies. The city is home to the headquarters of Condor Electronics . Bordj Bou Arréridj has a team in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 : CA Bordj Bou Arréridj , founded in 1931. They also have two teams in
68-558: Is a preeminently agricultural province, with the area of the Hautes Plaines being especially suitable for cereal cultivation. In the north, the mountainous area of the Bibans is dominated by tree crops, especially olive and fig trees; the area has many traditional oil mills. The southwest area is a steppe where pastoral farming is extensively associated with the cultivation of cereal in fallow areas . The wilaya of Bordj Bou Arréridj became
85-486: Is a traditional festival where every first Friday of March, the population of the wilaya go on a picnic. Families prepare foods and cakes typical of the region, with only natural ingredients: semolina, honey, butter, eggs, vegetables and dates. The wilaya of Bordj Bou Arréridj is a mosaic of Algerian traditions that combine the Kabyles , Setifians , Sahraouis and Chaouis , and a crossroads of all rural and urban traditions of
102-426: Is located northeast of the country. It is bordered by: The wilaya is divided into three geographical areas which follow: The altitude varies between 302 m and 1,885 m. The province is characterized by semi-dry continental climate that offers warm temperatures in summer and very cold in winter, among the lowest in Algeria. The annual rainfall is 300 to 700 mm. It's also known by the heavy snowfall, especially in
119-636: Is the capital city of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province , Algeria . According to the 2008 estimation, its population was 168,346. It is situated 148 miles by road east of Algiers , near the Hodna Massif in the southern Kabylie Mountains , at an elevation of 916 metres. The economy is largely based upon agriculture and forestry , with some small-scale industries . Bordj Bou Arréridj is well-connected to other urban centres by road and rail . The cities of Sétif and Bouira are 70 km east and 115 km northwest, respectively. CA Bordj Bou Arréridj (CABBA)
136-532: Is to allow the land to recover and store organic matter while retaining moisture and disrupting pest life cycles and soil borne pathogens by temporarily removing their hosts . Crop rotation systems typically called for some of a farmer's fields to be left fallow each year. The increase in intensive farming , including the use of cover crops in lieu of fallow practices, has caused a loss of acreage of fallow land, as well as field margins, hedges, and wasteland. This has reduced biodiversity ; fallows have been
153-613: The Algerian Basketball Championship : IRB Bordj Bou Arréridj and OS Bordj Bou Arréridj. 36°04′N 4°46′E / 36.067°N 4.767°E / 36.067; 4.767 This article about a location in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fallow Fallow is a farming technique in which arable land is left without sowing for one or more vegetative cycles. The goal of fallowing
170-561: The French presence. This revolt, known as the Mokrani Revolt , was followed by severe repression, which led to the execution and many deportations to New Caledonia , where an Algerian community still exists today, and the sequestration of the best land for to European settlers. During the Algerian War, Bordj Bou Arréridj was part of the wilaya III (Kabylie), and Bordj Ghedir , in the south of
187-629: The High Plains (Setif-Bordj Bou Arréridj) through the deployment of several major initiatives, such as the construction of infrastructure such as the East-West highway and the creation of areas of integrated industrial activities. A new industrial area was established in the commune of El Hamadia to relieve the industrial area of the city of Bordj Bou Arréridj. It is made up of 10 districts and 34 communes or municipalities. Bordj Bou Arr%C3%A9ridj Bordj Bou Arréridj ( Arabic : برج بوعريريج )
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#1732859532332204-505: The country which gave a culinary wealth to the area. Thus, the olive is celebrated on the day of spring in the mountainous areas of north and throughout Kabylie . The south is marked by the traditions of Hodna , while the east by the traditions of Setifians. Chaoui culture is present in the municipalities bordering the mountainous provinces of Batna and M'sila, in the Daira of Bordj Zemmoura , some Turkish traditions remain. Bordj Bou Arréridj
221-417: The market economy, this state has become a destination for some foreign companies in order to invest, especially in the field of electronic industries and agribusiness . The wilaya is located on the territory of the High Plains, riding on the mountain of Bibans; the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arréridj is geographically in eastern Algeria. It is halfway through the route between Algiers and Constantine. The Province
238-471: The north, leading to the interruption of the roads and the difficulty in traffic especially on the National Road No. 05. The wilaya of Bordj Bou Arréridj has many water sources; it recorded the presence of natural spas. The most known is Hammam Al Biban in the west which has been renovated, and Hamam Al Ibaynan in the north. The main rivers flowing through the wilaya are Oued Bousselam and Oued el Ksoub in
255-622: The primary habitat for farmland bird populations. Fallow syndrome is when a crop has insufficient nutrient uptake due to the lack of arbuscular mycorhizae (AM fungi) in the soil following a fallow period. Crops such as corn that are prone to fallow syndrome should not follow a period of fallow, but instead should follow a cover crop which is a host for AM fungi, such as oats or other small grain crops. The presence of any plant roots, including weeds, can reduce occurrence of fallow syndrome. Nowadays, agricultural fields are routinely planted with cover crops to prevent erosion, keep down weeds, provide
272-619: The south of the wilaya. The wilaya has experienced various civilizations. The Romans, who left numerous traces, the Vandals, the Hammadids , and the Almohads , but also the Ottomans and finally the French, conquered the area and eventually settled there mainly because of its fertile land. Mohamed El Mokrani , a historical figure, rebelled during the colonial period with the support of local residents against
289-425: The wilaya, was the site of many battles during the war in Algeria. The province was created from Sétif Province in 1984. The province knows an imbalance in the distribution of populations created by the movement of people to the central high plains, one along the highways and urban centers because of natural constraints related to the nature of steppe and mountain areas in the north and south. The Spring Festival
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