Bethioua

Bethioua (), formerly Arsenaria, Portus Magnus, Arzew (, ), Vieil Arzew ("Old Arzew"), and Saint Leu, is a port town and district near Arzew in Oran Province in northwestern Algeria. It has a gas port, petrochemical facilities and desalination plant.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Bethioua
Settlement.native_name: بطيوة
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_map: DZ 31 Bethioua.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Oran Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Bethioua District
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2: 108.57
Settlement.population_as_of: 2009
Settlement.population_total: 118215
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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==History==

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

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