Aïn Témouchent

Aïn Témouchent
عين تموشنت
City
Location of Aïn Témouchent, Algeria within Aïn Témouchent Province
Location of Aïn Témouchent, Algeria within Aïn Témouchent Province
Aïn Témouchent is located in Algeria
Aïn Témouchent
Aïn Témouchent
Location of Aïn Témouchent within Algeria
Coordinates: 35°18′N 1°08′W / 35.300°N 1.133°W / 35.300; -1.133
Country Algeria
ProvinceAïn Témouchent
DistrictAïn Témouchent District
Government
 • PMA Seats11
Area
 • Total
78.93 km2 (30.48 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
75,558
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal code
46000
ONS code4601
ClimateCsa

Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: عين تموشنت) is a city in north-western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Aïn Témouchent is located 72 km (or 44.7 miles) south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km (or 39.1 miles) west of Sidi Bel Abbès. Known as "la Florissante", it is set in a narrow, fertile basaltic valley amid vineyards and orchards.[2] As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 75,558.

History

The town was founded in 1851 by Spanish immigrants, who built on what had been the site of Roman Albulae and Arab Ksar ibn Senar.[2] It was made the capital of the local subprefecture in 1955, and then the capital of the wilaya Aïn Témouchent in 1983. [3] Prior to the end of colonization, the region was a large producer of wine.

In 1999, the town was devastated by a large earthquake. A loan of 83.5 million USD granted by the World Bank to the Algerian government enabled the rapid reconstruction of the city, among the best developed in Algeria: a new city, a hospital, a one-hectare public garden, were built and inaugurated in December 2003.

Population over time

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1901 7,000—    
1948 20,800+197.1%
1954 25,200+21.2%
1966 30,500+21.0%
1977 29,800−2.3%
1987 47,500+59.4%
1998 55,200+16.2%
Source: Populstat[4]

References

  1. ^ Site officiel de la wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Présentation / Population Archived 2010-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aïn Temouchent"
  3. ^ "Aïn Témouchent", Wikipédia (in French), 2023-09-23, retrieved 2023-11-10
  4. ^ populstat.info Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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