Tadjenanet ( arabe : تاجنانت, berbère: ⵜⴰⴵⵏⴰⵏⵜ), formerly called Saint-Donat, is a town and

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in Mila Province, Algeria. At the 2008 census it had a population of 41,833.ONS
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Geography

Tadjenanet is located 75 km south-west of

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and 18 km from

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on the RN 5 connecting Algiers to

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. At an altitude of 850 m, it is crossed from West to East by the

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. 10 km to the south is the

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forest, backed by the Djebel Rokbet ank Djmal. It is located 75 km from Constantine, 96 km from

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, 56 km from

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and finally 23 km from the town of

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, known for its wholesale market which generates significant trade flows. 20 km to the south is the wilaya of Batna.

Frontiers

History

The colonial village of Saint-Donat was created in 1872 on the territory of the town of

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on the edge of the Tadjenanet wadi, on the road from Algiers to

Demography

The city and its surroundings are home to various populations from different ethnicities, including the most important which is that of the Chaoui, after the independence of

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, several Berber tribes from the south including the province of

settled in the city and contributed to its development. Indeed, the vast majority of the inhabitants of Tadjenanet call themselves "Arabized" chaouis and consider that the city is in a sense an integral part of the

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, in particular in relation to the proximity of the wilaya of Batna. Its culture is similar to that found in the

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, especially with

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, gastronomy and clothing style.

Economy

The city is known especially by its weekly market of imported products, considered to be the first in eastern

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and which is the main cause of economic and social development of the city.

Administration

Sports

The city of Tadjenanet has a

DRB Tadjenanet Difaa Riadhi Baladiat Tadjenanet ( ar, الدفاع الرياضي لبلدية تاجنانت), more commonly known as DRB Tadjenanet, is a football club based in Tadjenanet, Algeria. The club was founded in 1971 and its colours are blue and ...

football team which has succeeded in having it represented in elite football in Algeria by entering the National Division 1 for the first time in its history (in 2015), and now the team is conquering in the

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(since 2019).

Maps

References

Communes of Mila Province Cities in Algeria Algeria {{MilaDZ-geo-stub