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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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 53 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Meteo, Openweathermap, OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Vinony graph, Geo. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

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Place details

Locality
Tlemcen
Region
تلمسان ⵜⵍⵎⵙⴰⵏ
Country
ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population
173,531
Timezone
Africa/Algiers

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

55US AQIModerate
PM2.5
10.4 µg/m³
PM10
19.5 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 01:00 · Open-Meteo

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

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
big city
Demonym
Tlemcénienne
Country
Algeria
Population
173500
Area
9061
Elevation
815
Shares border with
Aïn Fezza
Image
Vue sur Tlemcen depuis les hauteurs de Lalla Setti.jpg
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Tlemcen
topic's main category
Category:Tlemcen
twinned administrative body
Fez
Commons category
Tlemcen
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Tlemcen
postal code
13000
category of associated people
Category:People from Tlemcen
hashtag
Tlemcen
native label
ⵜⵍⴻⵎⵙⴻⵏ
P12749
Lampung
Sources (11)

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Travel guide

Understand

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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