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Guelma

بلدية ڨالمة
Municipality
Commune of Guelma
General view of Guelma
General view of Guelma
Coat of arms of Guelma
Coat of arms
Guelma is located in Algeria
Guelma
Guelma
Location in Algeria
Country  Algeria
Province Guelma (seat)
District Guelma (seat)
Elevation
256 m (840 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 190,461
Time zone UTC+01 (CET)
Postal code
24000
ONS code 2401

Guelma (Arabic: ڨالمة) is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District. It is in northeastern Algeria, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the Mediterranean coast.

History

The town of Guelma was created in 1836; and the modern city was established 1974.

Images for kids

  • GM Guelma Theatre romain01

    The Roman theater of Guelma

  • Guelma Station

    People in front of Guelma's train station (19th century postcard)

  • General view of Guelma

    General view of Guelma

  • GM Guelma Maouna02

    Nearby snow-covered Mount Maouna

  • Guelma hot springs01

    Hot springs

  • Stade Souidani Boujemaa (Guelma, Algeria)

    Guelma's Olympic Stadium

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Guelma para niños

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