Misserghin is a city in

Boutlélis District Boutlélis is a district in Oran Province, Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was named after its capital, Boutlélis. Municipalities The district is further divided into 3 municipalities: * Boutlélis * Aïn El Kerma *Misserghin Misserghi ...

Oran Province Oran Province ( ar, ولاية وهران, ) is a province (''wilayah'') in Algeria whose seat is the city of the same name. Geography It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607 and it covers a total area ...

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. Its territory is mainly covered by a

salt lake A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water that has a concentration of salts (typically sodium chloride) and other dissolved minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least three grams of salt per litre). ...

called the ''Sebkha 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 ...

''. In city, the known fruit

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were discovered by Father

Clément Rodier Marie-Clément Rodier, C.S.Sp. (; born Vital Rodier; 1839–1904) was a French missionary brother in Algeria. He is credited with creating the clementine variety of mandarin orange in 1902. Rodier was born 25 May 1839 as Vital Rodier in Malvieille ...

in 1892. Dr.

Chérif Sid Cara Dr. Chérif Sid-Cara or Chérif Sidkara. (26 November, 1902, in Mila, Algeria - 6 March, 1999, Grenoble, France) was an Algerian medical doctor and a politician in the French Fourth Republic. He was one of the leading Muslim political figures in ...

, one of the few Algerian Muslims who supported the French generals' putsch in April 1961, was the last

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of Misserghin under French rule.

References

Communes of Oran Province {{Oran-geo-stub