Tadjena

Tadjena () (formerly Fromentin) is a town in the Dahra mountains in Chlef Province in central Algeria, with a population of about 23,000; its altitude is 438 m.

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Settlement.official_name: Tadjena
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Tadjena (le 11-05-2007).jpg
Settlement.image_map: DZ 02 Tadjena.svg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chlef Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Abou El Hassan
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Tadjena () (formerly Fromentin) is a town in the Dahra mountains in Chlef Province in central Algeria, with a population of about 23,000; its altitude is 438 m.

==History== The settlement of Tadjena was originally named after Eugene Fromentin, a French painter and poet who spent a lot of time in Algeria. The Tadjena massacre in 1997 occurred in two villages nearby.