Editing Blida (section)

==Geography==
Blida is known as the city of roses because of the large number of roses in its gardens.

Blida lies surrounded with orchards and gardens, {{convert|190|m|ft|sigfig=2}} above the sea, at the base of the [[Tell Atlas]], on the southern edge of the fertile [[Mitidja Plain]], and the right bank of the [[Oued el kebir]] outflow from the [[Chiffa]] [[Canyon|gorge]]. The abundant water of this stream provides power for large corn mills and several factories, and also supplies the town with its numerous fountains and irrigated gardens. Within Blida is [[Chréa National Park]], one of the largest national parks in the country and part of the [[Atlas Mountains]]. Blida is surrounded by a wall of considerable extent, pierced by six gates, and is further defended by [[Port Mimieh]], crowning a steep hill on the left bank of the river.<ref name=EB1911/>

The nearby [[Chiffa]] gorge is a habitat of the [[endangered]] [[Barbary macaque]], ''Macaca sylvanus''; the [[habitat]] is one of only a few locations where populations of the primate are found.<ref>C. Michael Hogan, 2008</ref>

[[Image:Sidilkbir.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Sidi Ahmed El-Kebir Tomb.]]

===Climate===
In Blida, there is a Mediterranean climate. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is Csa. The average annual temperature in Blida is {{convert|17.9|°C|1}}. About {{convert|791|mm|2|abbr=on}} of precipitation falls annually.

{{Weather box|location = Blida
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y

|Jan high C = 14.2		
|Feb high C = 15.5
|Mar high C = 17.3
|Apr high C = 19.9
|May high C = 23.3
|Jun high C = 26.8
|Jul high C = 30.9
|Aug high C = 31.7
|Sep high C = 28.2
|Oct high C = 23.3
|Nov high C = 18.5
|Dec high C = 15.3

|Jan low C =  7.0				
|Feb low C =  7.6
|Mar low C =  9.3
|Apr low C =  11.4
|May low C = 14.3
|Jun low C = 17.7
|Jul low C = 21.4
|Aug low C = 22.1
|Sep low C = 20.0
|Oct low C = 15.2
|Nov low C =  10.9
|Dec low C =  8.2

|Jan precipitation mm = 116		
|Feb precipitation mm = 85
|Mar precipitation mm = 92
|Apr precipitation mm = 64
|May precipitation mm = 58
|Jun precipitation mm = 26
|Jul precipitation mm = 2
|Aug precipitation mm = 4
|Sep precipitation mm = 34
|Oct precipitation mm = 66
|Nov precipitation mm = 114
|Dec precipitation mm = 130
|year precipitation mm= 791

|source = {{url|climate-data.org}}
|date=18 January 2018}}