Country Algeria Area 163 km² Local time Sunday 6:49 PM | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 2,741 (1998) Province Oum El Bouaghi Province | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Aïn Kercha is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.
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Map of A%C3%AFn Kercha, Algeria
2014 Algeria Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash
On 11 February 2014, an Algerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed near Aïn Kercha, killing at least 77 people. Algerian news outlets initially reported that at least 102 people had been on the plane, including the crew.
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Aïn Kercha Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA