Menaceur
Menaceur is a small town and commune in Algeria, situated about 100 km west of Algiers. Menaceur has a population of 40,000. The Bouchanoun River passes through Menaceur. Nearby mountains include Zabrir, el Pic, Boumaad, and Tizi Franco.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Menaceur
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- fr
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Menaceur dz.jpg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Menaceur within Tipaza Province
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Menaceur within Algeria
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- Dz - 42-02 - Menaceur - Wilaya de Tipaza map.svg
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 25,480
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Algeria
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Menaceur is a small town and commune in Algeria, situated about 100 km west of Algiers. Menaceur has a population of 40,000. The Bouchanoun River passes through Menaceur. Nearby mountains include Zabrir, el Pic, Boumaad, and Tizi Franco.
==History== Menaceur is known for its fight against French colonization. Tizi Franco, where French troops were ambushed in 1957, deeply influenced French army tactics in the region.