Frenda is a town and
commune in
Tiaret Province
Tiaret () is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. The capital is Tiaret.
The National Stud Farm of Chaouchaoua is located in the province of Tiaret.
History
The province was created from El Asnam department and Tiaret department in 1974. In 1984 ...
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 ...
. It is best known for ancient Berber monumental tombs known as
Jedars
Jedars ( French spelling: Djeddars) are thirteen Berber mausoleums located south of Tiaret city in Algeria. The name is derived from the ''jidār'' (wall), which is used locally to refer to ancient monumental ruins. The pre-Islamic tombs date fro ...
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Notable people
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Larbi Belkheir
Maj.-Gen. Larbi Belkheir () was an Algerian general and political figure.
Biography
He was born in Frenda (now in Tiaret Province) in 1938, and joined the French army, reaching the rank of second lieutenant. After independence in 1962, he was ...
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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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Abdelkader Benayada
Abdelkader Benayada (born 5 May 1982) is an Algerian footballer who plays for MC Saïda in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.
Club career
On 9 June 2009 Benayada signed a two-year contract with USM Alger.
International career
Benayada was a ...
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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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association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
player
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Benhalima Rouane
Benhalima Rouane (born February 28, 1979) is an Algerian football player.
National team statistics
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Frenda
Sportspeople from Tiaret Province
Algerian men's footballers
Algeria m ...
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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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association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...
player
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Edgar Stoëbel
The French artist Edgar Stoëbel (December 12, 1909 – December 2001), (also known as René Teboul Yechoua), was born in Frenda, Algeria, on 21 December 1909, and died in Paris in December 2001. Stoëbel was the pseudonym he used as a painter.
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French painter
References
Communes of Tiaret Province
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