Sidi Bel Abbès Province · Algeria
Sidi Bel Abbès travel guide
Sidi Bel Abbès is a city in Sidi Bel Abbès Province, Algeria, home to about 213,000 people.
- Best months
- March to June and September to November
- Nearest airport
- ORN47 km · Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport
- Currency
- DZDAlgerian dinar
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Language
- Arabic, Standard Algerian Berber
About
About Sidi Bel Abbès
Sidi Bel Abbès (Arabic: سيدي بلعباس, romanized: Sīdī Bu ’l-ʿAbbās), also called Bel Abbès, is the capital (2005 pop. 200,000) of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya (2005 pop. 590,000), Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble man who is buried there.
Sidi Bel Abbes is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. Historically tied with the French Foreign Legion, it previously was enclosed with walls and had four gates. Now it has a university. It is 75 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. Sidi Bel Abbes province is divided into 15 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 52 communes or municipalities.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sidi Bel Abbès
See
- Château Vilumbrales
- Municipal Palace
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When to go
The best time to visit Sidi Bel Abbès
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sidi Bel Abbès are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 55 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Sidi Bel Abbès: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport (ORN), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM, 78 km) and Oujda Angads Airport (OUD, 126 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Sidi Bel Abbes is well connected to other Algerian cities by roads and railroads. Oran is 70 kilometers north and Tlemcen is 90 kilometers west of Sidi Bel Abbès. The closest airport is Es Senia Airport in Oran.
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ORN · Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport
TLM · Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport
OUD · Oujda Angads Airport
Questions
Sidi Bel Abbès: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sidi Bel Abbès?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sidi Bel Abbès are March to June and September to November. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; November is the wettest, with about 55 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sidi Bel Abbès?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport (ORN), about 47 km from the city centre in a straight line; Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport (TLM, 78 km) and Oujda Angads Airport (OUD, 126 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sidi Bel Abbès?
Algerian dinar (DZD).
Nearby
Destinations near Sidi Bel Abbès
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.