Aïn Témouchent ( ar, عين تموشنت) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of
Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km west of Sidi Bel Abbes. Known as "la Florissante", it is set in a narrow fertile basaltic valley amid vineyards and orchards.
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History
The town was founded in 1851 by Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
immigrants, who built on what had been the site of Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
* Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...
Albulae and Arab Ksar ibn Senar.[Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aïn Temouchent"]
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Population over time
Gallery
References
Communes of Aïn Témouchent Province
Province seats of Algeria
Populated places established in 1851
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