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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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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