Aïn Témouchent
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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.[2]
History
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.[2]
Population over time
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1901 | 7,000 | — |
| 1948 | 20,800 | +197.1% |
| 1954 | 25,200 | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 30,500 | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 29,800 | −2.3% |
| 1987 | 47,500 | +59.4% |
| 1998 | 55,200 | +16.2% |
| Source: Populstat[3] | ||
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- ↑ Site officiel de la wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Présentation / Population
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Encyclopædia Britannica, "Aïn Temouchent"
- ↑ populstat.info
