Sidi Abdellah

Sidi Abdellah is a planned community in Algeria in the southwestern suburbs of Algiers. It was created as a model of sustainable development by emphasizing an open urban fabric that does not suffer from the stifling overcrowding in the neighborhoods of Algiers inherited from the French occupation of Algeria.

This article is about the community in Algeria. For the town in Morocco, see Sidi Abdallah. For the former French Navy base in Tunisia, see Sidi Abdallah Arsenal.
Sidi Abdellah
سيدي عبد الله
Delegated Wilaya
Sidi Abdellah on 2 October 2017
Sidi Abdellah on 2 October 2017
Location of Zéralda District, the site of Sidi Abdellah, within Algiers Province
Location of Zéralda District, the site of Sidi Abdellah, within Algiers Province
Sidi Abdellah is located in Algeria
Sidi Abdellah
Sidi Abdellah
Location of Sidi Abdellah within Algeria
Coordinates: 36°40′39″N 002°53′17″E
Country Algeria
ProvinceAlgiers
DistrictZéralda
MunicipalitiesDouera, Mahelma, Rahmania, and Zéralda
Created5 September 2004
Area
 • Total70 km2 (27 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Websitehttps://www.vnsa.dz

History

Sidi Abdellah was created by Executive Decree 04-275 of 5 September 2004,[1] which was amended and supplemented by Executive Decree No. 20-29 of 12 October 2020.[2] It was elevated to the rank of "delegated wilaya" in 2018.

Location and area

Sidi Abdellah is 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Wilayah of Algiers. It lies in the Zéralda District on the territories of four municipalities: Douera, Mahelma, Rahmania, and Zéralda.[1]

Rose des vents Zéralda Souidania Rahmania Rose des vents
Zéralda N Douera
W    Sidi Abdellah    E
S
Mahelma Mahelma • Douera Douera

The Sidi Abdellah city project has a total area of 7,000 hectares (17,297 acres), i.e.,70 square kilometres (27 sq mi), of which 45% — an area of 3,158 hectares (7,804 acres), i.e.,31.6 square kilometres (12.2 sq mi) — is urbanized.[2]

Transportation

Two railway stations lie within the boundaries of Sidi Abdellah, the Gare de Sidi Abdellah and the Gare de l'Université de Sidi Abdellah. They are located on the Birtouta-Zéralda line and are served by trains from the Algiers suburban rail network managed by the National Company for Rail Transport (SNTF).

Future projections

When it was created in 2004, Sidi Abdellah was projected to include 54,000 dwellings and 270,000 inhabitants when completed. In 2020, this was revised to a projected 90,000 dwellings and 450,000 inhabitants when completed.[3]

When completed, the community is planned to have eight districts: a city center; an information and communications technologies district; a pharmaceutical district; a commercial district; a university district; a security district; a health district; and a relaxation and leisure district.

References
  1. "Journal officiel" (PDF) (in French). 5 September 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  2. "Journal officiel" (PDF) (in French). 14 October 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "VILLE NOUVELLE DE SIDI ABDELLAH" (in French). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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