Country Algeria Elevation 78 m (256 ft) ONS code 3123 Postal code 31180 | 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.
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