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Tlemcen
Tlemcen, Algeria · Africa
About Tlemcen
Tlemcen sits on the route: 10 minutes from Chetouane.
Tlemcen is in Algeria, with about 170,000 people. The nearest town is Chetouane, about 5 km away.
Tlemcen (; Arabic: تِلِمْسَان, romanized: Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 140,158, as of the 2008 census.
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major centre of the Central Maghreb, the city is a mix of Arab, Berber, Andalusi, Ottoman, and Western influences. From this mosaic of influences, the city derives the title of capital of Andalusian art in Algeria. Various titles are attributed to the city including "the Pearl of the Maghreb", "the African Granada".
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Tlemcen is in Tlemcen, Algeria, about 5 km from Chetouane.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 173,531
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Algeria
- Region
- Tlemcen
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates
- 34.8783, -1.3150
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