Mécheria is a city situated in
Naâma Province
Naâma Province () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of Algeria named after its provincial Capital (political), seat, the town of Naâma. The region is dominated by a large sabkha. There is an airport in Mécheria.
History
The pro ...
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Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
in the
Atlas Mountains
The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. They separate the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range, which stretches around through M ...
, capital of
Mécheria District
Mécheria (Arabic: المشرية) is a district in Naâma Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Mécheria.
Municipalities
The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:
* Mécheria
*Aïn Ben Khelil
*El Biodh
El Biodh (Ar ...
, known for its cold winter and livestock life. As of 2020, it had a population of around 120,000, making it the most populous commune in the province.
It is the birthplace of the current
President of Algeria
The president of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria (, ) is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Algerian People's National Armed Forces.
The current president is Abdelmadjid Tebbo ...
,
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Abdelmadjid Tebboune (; born 17 November 1945) is an Algerian politician currently serving as the president of Algeria since December 2019 and as minister of defence.
Tebboune took over the power from former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika and f ...
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Transport
Air
Mécheria Airport is a military airport in Mécheria.
Railway
Mecheria is served by a
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...
railway from
Mohammadia, however, replacing it with a
standard gauge
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line has been proposed.
Climate
In Mecheria, there is a local steppe climate. Rainfall is higher in winter than in summer. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BWk. The average annual temperature in Mecheria is . About of precipitation falls annually.
On 28 January 2005, Mécheria recorded a temperature of , which is the lowest temperature to have ever been recorded in Algeria.
See also
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Railway stations in Algeria
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References
Communes of Naâma Province
Cities in Algeria
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