Koléa

Also known as Kolea

Koléa () is a city in Tipaza Province, northern Algeria, located approximately southwest of Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.

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Settlement.name: Kolea
Settlement.native_name: القليعة
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.image_skyline: Koléa - la mairie دار البلدية - القليعة - panoramio.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Kolea city hall
Settlement.image_map: Dz - 42-35 - Kolea - Wilaya de Tipaza map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Koléa District highlighted in Tipaza Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Koléa in Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name

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Koléa () is a city in Tipaza Province, northern Algeria, located approximately southwest of Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.

==History== Kolea was founded in 1550 by Hayreddin Barbarossa. In 1838, Lamoricère moved there with his regiment of Zouaves and built four forts: at Fouka, Tombourouf, Ben Azzouz, and Mokta-Khera.