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Aïn Témouchent

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municipality of Algeria

Key facts

Country
Algeria
Province
Aïn Témouchent
District
Aïn Témouchent District
Total
78.93 km (30.48 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Density
957.3/km (2,479/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01 ( CET )
Climate
Csa

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Wikidata facts

Country
France
Population
75558
Area
78.93
Elevation
296
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Chaabet El Ham
Image
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Aïn Témouchent
Commons category
Aïn Témouchent
category of associated people
Category:People from Aïn Témouchent
postal code
46000
inception
1851-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: عين تموشنت) is a city in north-western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Aïn Témouchent is located 72 km (or 44.7 miles) south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km (or 39.1 miles) west of Sidi Bel Abbès. Known as "la Florissante", it is set in a narrow, fertile basaltic valley amid vineyards and orchards. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 75,558.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aïn Témouchent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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