El-Eulma () is a city 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 ...
, located 210 miles east of the capital
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 ...
. It is the second-largest city in
Sétif Province
Sétif Province (, ) is a province ('' wilaya'') in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.
History
In 1984 Bordj Bou Arréri ...
with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the
French colonial period the city was known as ''Saint Arnaud'' after Marshal
Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.
External links
El-Eulma.com
Communes of Sétif Province
Cities in Algeria
Sétif Province
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