Aïn Témouchent ( ar, عين تموشنت) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of
Aïn Témouchent Province
Aïn Témouchent ( ar, ولاية عين تموشنت) is a province (''wilaya'') in northwestern Algeria, named after its capital: Aïn Témouchent.
History
The province was created from Sidi Bel Abbès Province in 1984.
Administrative divisio ...
. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of
Oran
Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...
, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km west of Sidi Bel Abbes. Known as "la Florissante", it is set in a narrow fertile basaltic valley amid vineyards and orchards.
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History
The town was founded in 1851 by Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
immigrants, who built on what had been the site of Roman
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
Albulae
Albulae is an ancient city and former bishopric in Roman Africa. It remains a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. It is identified with the modern town of Ain Temouchent, in present Algeria, near the Moroccan border.
History
Albulae was ...
and Arab Ksar ibn Senar.[Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aïn Temouchent"]
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Population over time
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References
Communes of Aïn Témouchent Province
Province seats of Algeria
Populated places established in 1851
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