Guelma

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Guelma is a town in northeastern Algeria known for its role in the country’s colonial history and as one of the sites of violent repression during the 1945 uprisings against French rule.

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Guelma canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
commune
administrativeDivision daïras of Guelma Province
capitalOf Guelma Province
colonialPower France
country Algeria
countryCallingCode +213
countryCapital Algiers
countryDuringColonialPeriod French Algeria
currency Algerian dinar
dateOfEvent May 1945
drivesOn right
formerName Calama
governingBody municipal council of Guelma
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasHeritage French colonial architecture
Ottoman-era heritage
Roman archaeological remains
hasIndustry agriculture
food processing
light manufacturing
historicalPeriod French colonial period in Algeria
linked to: French Algeria
languageUsed Arabic
Berber
French
locatedIn Guelma Province
locatedInMountainRange Tell Atlas
locatedInRegion northeastern Algeria
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
locatedNear Annaba
Constantine
locatedOnContinent Africa
notableFor role in Algeria’s colonial history
site of violent repression during the May 1945 uprisings
partOfEvent Sétif and Guelma massacres
religionMajority Islam
transport regional road network
utcOffset +1

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Northern Algeria contains Guelma
subject linked to: northern Algeria
Annaba roadConnection Guelma
subject linked to: Annaba, Algeria
Guelma Province capital Guelma
Eastern Algeria hasMajorCity Guelma
subject linked to: eastern Algeria