page_title: Batna, Algeria
section_title: Signature and proclamation of the Algerian revolution Batna
hierarchical_section_title: Batna, Algeria / History / Signature and proclamation of the Algerian revolution Batna
caption_attribution_description: English: Martyrs' Square
context_page_description: Batna is the main city of Batna Province, Algeria. With a population of 290,645 it is the fifth largest city in Algeria. It is also one of the principal cities of the Chaoui area and is considered the capital of the Aures.
context_section_description: The inhabitants of the city revolted  against the French authorities at the beginning of colonization. Thereafter they organized the Algerian revolution against French colonialism.
  The first Batneens adhered to Messali Hadj (PPP), as did the Ulemas Ben Badis and the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Freedoms (MTLD), and together they organized the great historic summit of 22, June 25, 1954.
  The Algerian revolution started at Batna under the chairmanship of Batnéen Mustapha Benboulaïd (FLN). Batna was the first military region of L 'Algeria (zone 1) 1954 1962. 
  On the night of November 1, 1954, the barracks of the city of Batna was attacked by the mujahedeen. 
  Batna was the command headquarters of the Algerian revolution until independence.
caption: Martyrs' Square of Batna
exif: {"Image Make": "Nokia", "Image Model": "Nokia Lumia 710", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Windows Phone 7.5", "Image Artist": "", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered", "Image ExifOffset": "190", "GPS GPSVersionID": "[2, 2, 0, 0]", "GPS GPSLatitudeRef": "N", "GPS GPSLatitude": "[35, 33, 10137/1000]", "GPS GPSLongitudeRef": "E", "GPS GPSLongitude": "[6, 10, 13413/250]", "GPS GPSAltitudeRef": "0", "GPS GPSAltitude": "5652/5", "GPS GPSMeasureMode": "3", "GPS GPSDOP": "171589/2500", "Image GPSInfo": "408", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "680", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "29125", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/912", "EXIF FNumber": "12/5", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0220", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2014:06:05 17:52:52", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2014:06:05 17:52:52", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF MeteringMode": "CenterWeightedAverage", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, auto mode", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "2592", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "1944", "EXIF InteroperabilityOffset": "420"}