Skikda, Algeria

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Skikda, Algeria is a Mediterranean port city in northeastern Algeria known historically as Philippeville during French colonial rule and as the site of significant events in the Algerian War of Independence.

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Skikda, Algeria canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
administrativeRole capital of Skikda Province ⓘ
belongsTo People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ⓘ
linked to: Algeria
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
colonialPower France ⓘ
commonLanguage Algerian Arabic ⓘ
linked to: Maghrebi Arabic

Berber languages ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Algeria ⓘ
currency Algerian dinar ⓘ
formerName Philippeville ⓘ
governingBody municipal council of Skikda ⓘ
hasBeach Mediterranean beaches ⓘ
hasFacility liquefied natural gas plant ⓘ
oil refinery ⓘ
hasIndustry fishing ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ
port-related services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasPort Port of Skikda ⓘ
hasTransport highway ⓘ
railway ⓘ
seaport ⓘ
historicalEvent Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
is Mediterranean port city ⓘ
locatedIn Skikda Province ⓘ
northeastern Algeria ⓘ
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
locatedOnBodyOfWater Gulf of Skikda ⓘ
namedAfter Philippe I, King of the Belgians ⓘ
nearbySea Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
portType commercial port ⓘ
oil and gas terminal ⓘ
passenger port ⓘ
postalCodeType Algerian postal code ⓘ
railConnection Annaba ⓘ
Constantine ⓘ
region Tell Atlas coastal region ⓘ
religionMajority Islam ⓘ
roadConnection Constantine ⓘ
Jijel ⓘ
timeZone Central European Time ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ
wasRenamed Skikda after Algerian independence ⓘ
wasSiteOf events during the Algerian War of Independence ⓘ

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