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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Demonym
- Tlemcénienne
- Country
- Algeria
- Located in
- Tlemcen District
- Population
- 173500
- Area
- 9061
- Elevation
- 815
- Capital of
- Tlemcen District
- 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
- owner of
- Colonel Lotfi Stadium
- P8168
- Reinhold Tiling
- 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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