and a church on the place de Saint Augustin, which served Christian European settlers. Most of the French and many other European were Roman Catholic.

Post-independence

After the Independence of Algeria, both the European settlers and the indigenous Jews left, and the synagogue and the church were converted into mosques. The population of Guelma grew at a rapid pace.

Geography

Guelma is situated at the heart of a major agricultural

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