Mostaganem
Sign in to saveMostaganem (, ) is a Mediterranean sea port and capital city of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria in the Gulf of Arzew. The city was founded in the 11th century and is ENE of Oran. The city was founded in the 11th century as Murustage but has origins going back to Punic and Roman times. In 1516, it was captured by the Ottoman admiral Barbarossa and became a centre for Mediterranean sea corsairs, as well as a commercial port. By 1700, it had come under Ottoman rule. In 1833, the city was taken by France and a garrison established. Algeria became independent in 1962. It is the sec
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Place details
- Locality
- Mostaganem ⵎⵓⵙⵜⵖⴰⵏⴻⵎ مستغانم
- Region
- مستغانم Mostaganem ⵎⵓⵙⵜⵖⴰⵏⴻⵎ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 162,885
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Mostaganem
- Settlement.native_name
- مستغانم
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.nickname
- Pearl of the Mediterranean
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.imagesize
- 290px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coats of arms of Mostaganem.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 27 Mostaganem.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of Algeria
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Mostaganem District
- Population
- +145696
- Area
- +50
- Elevation
- +104
- Capital of
- Mostaganem Province
- Shares border with
- Benabdelmalek Ramdane
- Official website
- mostaganem.mta.gov.dz
- Image
- ساحة المقاومة - مستغانم.jpg
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- Etymology
- History
- WWII
- Geography
- Tourism
- Climate
- Present situation
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Mostaganem (, ) is a Mediterranean sea port and capital city of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria in the Gulf of Arzew. The city was founded in the 11th century and is ENE of Oran. The city was founded in the 11th century as Murustage but has origins going back to Punic and Roman times. In 1516, it was captured by the Ottoman admiral Barbarossa and became a centre for Mediterranean sea corsairs, as well as a commercial port. By 1700, it had come under Ottoman rule. In 1833, the city was taken by France and a garrison established. Algeria became independent in 1962. It is the second-largest city in the country's northwest, after Oran, and Algeria's fourth-largest port city with 406,190 inhabitants as of the 2019 census.
Mostaganem is home to the medical provider and college, the University of Mostaganem which was established in 1979. The university is referred to locally as the University of Abdelhamid Ibn Badis (UMAB). The name is taken from Abdelhamid Ibn Badis who is a popular figure of Muslim reform movements in Algeria. The university offers curriculums from Bachelor's to Doctorate's in computer science as well as a medical Doctorate's.