Sidi Moussa سيدي موسى | |
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| Coordinates:36°36′20″N3°05′19″E / 36.60556°N 3.08861°E /36.60556; 3.08861 | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Algiers |
| District | Baraki |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.56 km2 (15.27 sq mi) |
| Population (Average 1998-2008)[1] | |
• Total | 40,750 |
| • Density | 1,030/km2 (2,668/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| ONS-Code 1637 | |
Sidi Moussa is acommune in theBaraki District of theAlgiers Province and a suburb of the city ofAlgiers in northernAlgeria. It is situated 15 km (9.3 mi) south of central Algiers.
The commune was heavily struck by theAlgerian Civil War: In 1993 and 1994death squads conducted killings, in January 1997 there were further murders and in August 1997 theRais massacre took place.[2]
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