Country Algeria Time zone CET (UTC+01) Climate Csa Local time Sunday 6:56 PM Population 75,558 (2010) | Province Aïn Témouchent ONS code 4601 Elevation 296 m Postal code 46000 | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 80% Humidity |
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.
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Map of Ain Temouchent, Algeria
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.
References
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