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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)
Article · Italiano
Tlemcen è una città del nord-ovest dell'Algeria, a 520 km dalla capitale Algeri e a 76 km dalla città marocchina di Oujda, situata a circa 800 metri d'altitudine. Capoluogo della provincia e del distretto omonimi, ha una popolazione stimata di 140.000 abitanti.
Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
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