H'raoua is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
province
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,
Algeria
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. It is located in
Rouïba
Rouïba or Rouiba () is a municipality of Algeria. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers in one of the most healthy localities of Algeria.Journal of Practical Agriculture, Gardening and of Home Economics, Bookstore of the Rustic House ...
district
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, and is an outer
suburb
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of
Algiers
Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...
. It has a small
coastline
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on the
Mediterranean Sea
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. The town proper (
chef-lieu
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
agglomeration
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* Urban agglomeration, in standard English
* Megalopolis, in Chinese English, as defined in China's ''Standard for basic terminology of urban planning'' (GB/T 50280—98). Also known as "city cluster".
* Economies of agg ...
) of H'raoua is located from the
beach
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es of Terfaya and Kadous. It was created out of parts of
Aïn Taya
Aïn Taya is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Dar El Beïda in the Governorate of Greater Algiers. Its postal code is 16019 and its municipal code is 1638. Prior to its being part of the Governorat ...
in 1984. Currently, it is the site of the construction of 1853 homes.
Populated places in Algiers Province
Algiers Province
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