Beni Snous or Aït Snous (in berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵙⵏⵓⵙ, Ayt SnusLe dialecte berbère des Beni Snous (Algérie), sur le site du centre de recherche berbère
/ref> and in ar, بني سنوس) is a town and

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Tlemcen Province Tlemcen ( ar, ولاية تلمسان) is a province (''wilaya'') in northwestern Algeria. The Tlemcen National Park is located there. History The province was created from Oran (department) and Tlemcen department in 1974. Administrative divis ...

in northwestern

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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 (; ar, تلمسان, translit=Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the por ...

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