Aïn Arnat (in
Arabic
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: عين أرنات) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
and
commune in
Sétif Province
Sétif Province ( ar, ولاية سطيف, kab, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a province (''wilaya'') in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila th ...
in north-eastern
Algeria
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Geography
Aïn Arnat is located 7 km west of the city of
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
and 293 km from the capital
Algiers. The
Aïn Arnat District has four communes which are Aïn Arnat,
Aïn Abessa,
El Ouricia
El Ouricia is a town and commune in Sétif Province
Sétif Province ( ar, ولاية سطيف, kab, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a province (''wilaya'') in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma ...
and
Mezloug
Mezloug is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Bordered by
Ain Abessa
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commune from the north,
Mezloug
Mezloug is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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from the south,
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
from the east
and by
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province (''wilaya'') in northern Algeria around 200 km from the capital Algiers. It is considered as a crossroads between the east and west, the north and south.
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from the west.
[''Monography''](_blank)
in the governmental website ''www.bibans-info.gov.dz'', Retrieved February 17th 2017.
Demography
The total population of Aïn Arnat was evaluated at 43 551 inhabitants in 2008
with a density of 215 inhabitants/km
2.
in the government website w ''www.bibans-info.gov.dz'', Retrieved February 17th 2017.
Education
Aïn Arnat district has two high schools and four middle schools,
And more than 12 Primary schools
People who graduate mostly go afterwards to
University Ferhat Abbas or
University Mohamed Lamine Debaghine in
Setif.
Climate
Ain arnat has a
Dry Mediterranean climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi-ar ...
(
Köppen climate classification
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''Csa''), its summer is hot and dry, whilst its winter is cool and moist.
due to its location on the High Plateaus at an elevation of , it is one of the coldest regions during winter in Algeria.It frequently sees an annual snowfall of up to . Flash floods are rare but have recently occurred around the spring and fall seasons. The summer is fairly hot where extreme heat waves are common around the month of July where temperatures can sometimes even reach .
Transportation

Aïn Arnat has the main and only Airport in
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
which is
Ain Arnat Airport
Ain Arnat Airport , also known as Sétif International Airport, is an airport serving Sétif, Algeria. It was opened in 1945.
Introduction
Setif airport is an international civilian-military airport serving the city of Setif in the region of t ...
or
Sétif International Airport
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
Adding to that The National road N°5 which passes by it, and that makes it one of the most important communes in the wilaya of
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
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"Transportation
Notes and references
Communes of Sétif Province
Cities in Algeria
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