Aïn Témouchent عين تموشنت |
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Location of Aïn Témouchent, Algeria within Aïn Témouchent Province |
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Location of Aïn Témouchent within Algeria | |
Coordinates: 35°18′N 1°08′W / 35.300°N 1.133°WCoordinates: 35°18′N 1°08′W / 35.300°N 1.133°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Aïn Témouchent |
District | Aïn Témouchent District |
Government | |
• PMA Seats | 11 |
Area | |
• Total | 78.93 km2 (30.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 75,558 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
Postal code | 46000 |
ONS code | 4601 |
Climate | Csa |
Aïn Témouchent is a city in north western Algeria;(Arabic: عين تموشنت), (Berber: ⵜⵉⵟ ⵏ ⵜⵎⵓⵛⵏⵜ) it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of Oran, 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.
The town was found in 1851 by Spanish immigrants, who built on what had been the site of Roman Albulae and Arab Ksar ibn Senar.