Stidia
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Stidia is a small town in Mostaganem Province, Algeria.
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[edit] Situation
Stidia is located 15 km (9.5 miles) from Mostaganem, the wilaya (province) capital, and 65 km (40 miles) from Oran, the country's second largest city. A four lanes highway links both cities, via Stidia. The city is located on the Greenwich meridian.
[edit] Name
The name of Stidia derives from an old fountain named Aïn Stidia. The town was first named La Stidia, before being renamed Georges Clémenceau by the French, after World War I.
[edit] History
Although the fountain Aïn Stidia existed for some time, the town was founded in 1846, by German settlers who tried to emigrate to South America, but were directed to Algeria, after being abandoned in Dunkerque, France by a dishonest conveyor. The settlement was first helped by French soldiers who left in 1948. Although Algeria was a French colony at the time, the inhabitants continued to speak German until about the first World War. At the independence of Algeria (1962), the town was renamed Stidia (from Georges Clémenceau).
[edit] Demogaphics
- 1866 : 486
- 1958 : 1.301
- 2002 : 11.500
[edit] Attractions
[edit] Beaches
The beaches in the Stidia region attract lots of tourists (mainly Algerians from Mostaganem and surroundings) during the summer. Although not the best ones of the western Algerian coast, they still offer good recreation opportunities. There is often a guarded parking (for a small fee) in front of the beach. The nearest accommodation is in Mostaganem (15 km), or, to a greater extent, in Oran (65 km). There aren't any hotels in Stidia.
[edit] Greenwich meridian
A plate indicates the crossing of the Greenwich meridian, on the Mostaganem-Oran highway.
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