Staouéli | |
Official Name: | Commune of Staouéli |
Native Name: | سطوالي |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Staouéli within Algeria |
Coordinates: | 36.75°N 55°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Seat Type: | District seat |
Leader Title: | PMA Seats |
Leader Name: | 11 |
Leader Title1: | PMA president |
Leader Name1: | Tofik hrag (2021-2026) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 22.23 |
Population Total: | 38915 |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 16101 |
Blank Name Sec1: | ONS code |
Blank Info Sec1: | 1645 |
Staouéli (Berber: ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ) is a municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located in Zéralda district, on a Presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea, hosting the resort town of Sidi Fredj. There was a Grand Prix circuit located in Staouéli. Grands Prix was held there from 1928 to 1930, but the circuit is no longer operational.[1]
In 1843, the Trappists obtained a grant of 2500 acres of land on the site of the Battle of Staouéli (fought on June 19, 1830, during the French conquest of Algeria). Here they have built a monastery where some 100 monks lived and worked. On the wall of the monastery is the inscription: S'il est triste de vivre à la Trappe, qu'il est doux d'y mourir (While it is sad to live here, it is sweet to die here).