Skikda

American  

[skeek-duh] / ˈskik də /

noun

1. a seaport in northeastern Algeria.

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Skikda British  

/ ˈskɪkdɑː /

noun

1. Former name: Philippeville.  a port in NE Algeria, on an inlet of the Mediterranean: founded by the French in 1838 on the site of a Roman city. Pop: 170 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Algerian civil protection services said 15 fires were raging across eight regions on Tuesday at Skikda, Jijel, Bouira, Bejaia, Tebessa, Medea, Setif, and El Tarf.

From Reuters

Instead, I think back to that parcel of land in Skikda, and how it has directly nurtured my family and indirectly nurtured me, for more than a century now.

From BBC

Every family trip to Skikda, without exception, is always punctuated by us visiting those who have passed on.

From BBC

On the outskirts of Skikda, an agreeable Mediterranean city along Algeria's eastern seaboard, my extended family owns a plot of land that sits on a slope.

From BBC

The Skikda region is a former stronghold of armed groups during the 1990s and is known for its mountainous and wooded terrain.

From Washington Times