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Bou Saâda (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 004 09 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 4.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises old walled quarter and a modern area, constructed by France; town has long been an important caravan center between West Africa and the Mediterranean Sea; Berber and Arab nomads visit to rest and trade; name means "place of happiness." Located between the el-Hodna Depression, a salt lake, and the Saharan Atlas Mountains, Bou Saâda has been an important stop on the trade route between West Africa and the Mediterranean. The town has an ancient walled quarter, as well as a more recent French-built sector, and is known for its daily marketof jewelry and carpets, among other items. |
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| Bou Saâda (preferred,C,V,LC,English-P,U,N)
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| Bou Saada (C,V)
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| Bou Sada (B,V,English,U,A)
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| Bu Sada (C,V,English,U,N)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| town (C) |
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| oasis (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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