El Oued

Also Al-Oued

[el wed]

noun

1. a city in eastern Algeria.

Example Sentences

Algerian troops kill 3 militants, capture weapons: Algeria’s army said it had killed three Islamist militants near the eastern city of El Oued and seized a large quantity of weapons, including six antiaircraft missiles.

From Washington Post

In addition to the Ouarzazate project, Morocco has identified four other sites for utility-scale solar developments: Ain Beni Mathar, Foum El Oued, Boujdour and Sebkhat Tah.

From Scientific American

"I have decided not to vote because I'm fed up with promises," said Ahmed Djemi, drinking coffee in Bab El Oued district, complaining about the fact that has been waiting for years to get an apartment.

From Reuters

"No country is 100 percent good, but the things he has done, he has done well," said Abdessaid Said, a retired technician who voted for Bouteflika in Algiers' Bab El Oued district.

From Reuters

According to official figures, more than 300,000 sell cheap goods, mostly made in China, in crowded Algiers quarters such as Bab el Oued, Bachdjarah and Belcourt.

From Reuters