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Misserghin

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Country
  
Algeria

Elevation
  
78 m (256 ft)

ONS code
  
3123

Postal code
  
31180

Province
  
Oran Province

District
  
Boutlélis

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
428.3 km²

Population
  
26,100 (2006)

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Misserghin is a city in Boutlélis District, Oran Province, Algeria. Its territory is mainly covered by a salt lake called the Sebkha of Oran. It is the city where the known fruit Clementine were discovered by Father Clément Rodier in 1892.

Map of Misserghin, Algeria

Dr. Chérif Sid Cara, one of the few Algerian Muslims who supported the French generals' putsch in April 1961, was the last mayor of Misserghin under French rule.

References

Misserghin Wikipedia