Béjaïa
city and commune in Algeria
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Summary
Béjaïa is a commune of Algeria[1]. Béjaïa ranks in the top 0.37% of commune of algeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,568 views/month, #4 of 1,073).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Béjaïa District[3]
- Country: Algeria[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
- Instance of: city[6], big city[7]
- Official language: Arabic[8], Standard Algerian Berber[9], Kabyle[10], Berber[11]
- Shares border with: Toudja[12], Oued Ghir[13], Boukhelifa[14], Tala Hamza[15]
- Twinned administrative body: Terracina[16], Brest[17]
- Postal code: 06000[18]
- Commons category: Béjaïa[19]
- Local dialing code: 34[20]
- Significant event: Siege of Béjaïa[21]
- Official website: https://wilaya-bejaia.dz[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Béjaïa[23]
- Population: 176,139[24]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[25], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28], Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[29]
- Replaces: Saldae[30]
- Capital of: Bougie Department[31], Béjaïa District[32], Béjaïa Province[33]
- Official name: بجاية[34], Bejaïa[35]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bejaia[36]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Béjaïa[37]
- Demonym: Bugioti[38]
- Native label: بجاية[39], Bgayet[40], ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Béjaïa[42]
- Owner of: Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine[43]
- Elevation above sea level: 949 m[44]
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Physical Characteristics
Béjaïa covers an area of 120.22 km²[45].
Why It Matters
Béjaïa has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Béjaïa is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]