Bordj Bou Arréridj

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Bordj Bou Arreridj (Arabic: برج بوعريريج‎) population 140,000 (2005 estimate), is a city in Bordj Bou Arreridj Province, Algeria. It is situated 148 miles by road east of Algiers, near the Hodnar Massif in the southern Kabylia Mountains, at an elevation of 916 metres. It is the capital of Bordj Bou Arreridj province.

The economy is largely based upon agriculture and forestry, with some small-scale industries. Bordj Bou Arreridj is well-connected with other urban centres with road and rail. Setif is 70 km east and Bouira 115 km northwest.

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