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Tlemcen
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Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 140,158, as of the 2008 census.
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Tlemcen is a city in Algeria, situated in the Tlemcen District. It serves as the capital of Tlemcen Province, Tlemcen District, the Emirate of Tlemcen, and the Kingdom of Tlemcen. The city has a population of 173,531 and covers an area of 9,061. Its elevation is recorded as 815 meters above sea level. Tlemcen shares borders with Chetouane, Hennaya, Mansourah, and Terny Beni Hdiel.
The city is twinned with Florence, Montpellier, Granada, and Sarajevo. It is the owner of Colonel Lotfi Stadium. The native labels for the city are تلمسان and ⵜⵍⴻⵎⵙⴻⵏ. The demonyms associated with Tlemcen include Tlemcénien, Tlemcénienne, تِلِمْسَانِي, and تِلِمْسَانِيَّة. A significant historical event associated with the location is the Fall of Tlemcen.
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Place details
- Locality
- Tlemcen
- Region
- تلمسان ⵜⵍⵎⵙⴰⵏ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 173,531
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tlemcen
- Settlement.native_name
- تِلِمْسَان
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ-13-01 - Tlemcen - Wilaya Tlemcen.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Tlemcen in the Tlemcen Province
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Tlemcen
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Tlemcen District
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 40.11
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 842
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
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Close to the Moroccan border, the city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it ships to the port of Rashgun for export. It had a population of 140,158 at the time of the 2008 census, while the province had 949,135 inhabitants.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Prehistory
- Antiquity
- Early Islamic period
- Zayyanid period
- Regency of Algiers
- French Algeria
- Climate
- Culture
- Media
- Newspapers
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns — sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 140,158, as of the 2008 census.
A major centre of the Central Maghreb, the city is a mix of Arab, Berber, Andalusi, Ottoman, and Western influences. From this mosaic of influences, the city derives the title of capital of Andalusian art in Algeria. Various titles are attributed to the city including "the Pearl of the Maghreb", "the African Granada" and "the Medina of the West".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tlemcen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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