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Beni Snous or At Snous (in
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: ⴰⵜ ⵙⵏⵓⵙ, At SnusLe dialecte berbère des Beni Snous (Algérie), sur le site du centre de recherche berbère
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Tlemcen Province Tlemcen () is a province ('' wilaya'') in northwestern Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast ...
in northwestern
Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
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Situation

Beni Snous Commune's territory is situated in the west of the wilaya of Tlemcen. The city of El Fahs (Beni Hammou), is situated at 41 km in the South-West of
Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and is the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of ...
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Relief and hydrography

The municipality of Beni Snous is situated on the monts de Tlemcen (Mounts of Tlemcen)


Localities of the municipality

In 1984, the commune of Beni Snous is constituted from the following localities:Décret n°84-365 fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriales des communes (wilaya de Tlemcen), ''Journal officiel de la République algérienne'', 19 décembre 1984, p. 1500
/ref> * El-Fahs (chef-lieu) * Menzel * Khémis * Ouled Moussa * Ouled Arbi * Béni Achir * Mzoughen Aimani * Sidi Larbi * Mazer * Ouled Bouchama * Béni Zidaz * Gasba


References

Communes of Tlemcen Province {{Tlemcen-geo-stub