Draâ Ben Khedda (Draa Ben Khedda)
Draâ Ben Khedda (in Berber ⴷⵔⴰ ⴱⴻⵏ ⵅⴻⴷⴷⴰ) is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.
The territory of the commune is bordered to the north by the Oued Sebaou and crossed by the Oued Bougdoura in its western part.
The town of Draâ Ben Khedda was a relatively developed industrial center in the eastern region of Lower Kabylie, several factories are located in the city, among which the most notable is the textile industry complex specialized in weaving (formerly Cotitex - Industrial Cotton Factory And textile), opened in the early years of independence, is one of the first steps in the country's industrialization. It has enjoyed a quarter century of prosperity, employing 5,600 workers. Its decline, which began in the mid-1980s with problems of equipment deterioration, will intensify in the 1990s with Over-stocking of production due to declining quality and competition from imported products; It will lose at every stage a thousand jobs through cuts, voluntary departures and retirements. Currently and since 2011, the complex is affiliated with the Algerian Industrial and Technical Textile Company (EATIT) and has a little more than 600 workers. The dairy production complex (formerly Orlac - Center Milk Center), which was privatized in 2008, was created in the early 1970s and was considered one of the flagship of the local and national dairy industry.
The territory of the commune is bordered to the north by the Oued Sebaou and crossed by the Oued Bougdoura in its western part.
The town of Draâ Ben Khedda was a relatively developed industrial center in the eastern region of Lower Kabylie, several factories are located in the city, among which the most notable is the textile industry complex specialized in weaving (formerly Cotitex - Industrial Cotton Factory And textile), opened in the early years of independence, is one of the first steps in the country's industrialization. It has enjoyed a quarter century of prosperity, employing 5,600 workers. Its decline, which began in the mid-1980s with problems of equipment deterioration, will intensify in the 1990s with Over-stocking of production due to declining quality and competition from imported products; It will lose at every stage a thousand jobs through cuts, voluntary departures and retirements. Currently and since 2011, the complex is affiliated with the Algerian Industrial and Technical Textile Company (EATIT) and has a little more than 600 workers. The dairy production complex (formerly Orlac - Center Milk Center), which was privatized in 2008, was created in the early 1970s and was considered one of the flagship of the local and national dairy industry.
Map - Draâ Ben Khedda (Draa Ben Khedda)
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Country - Algeria
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Algeria produced and is linked to many civilizations, empires and dynasties, including ancient Numidians, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Umayyads, Abbasids, Rustamids, Idrisids, Aghlabids, Fatimids, Zirids, Hammadids, Almoravids, Almohads, Zayyanids, Spaniards, Ottomans and the French colonial empire, with the latter expanded into its present-boundaries. After 132 years of being part of France, tensions between France and the local Algerian populace led to the start of the Algerian War which concluded with Algeria obtaining its independence on 5 July 1962 with the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic on 20 September of that year.
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| DZD | Algerian dinar | دج | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| AR | Arabic language |