List of cities in Algeria
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Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

n cities and town
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s with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and towns and villages with more than 20,000 inhabitants. For a list of all the 1,541 municipalities (baladiyah
Baladiyah
Baladiyah is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as municipality or district. The plural is baladiyat . Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-"....

s) of Algeria, see List of municipalities of Algeria, and for the postal code
Postal code
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 of an Algerian city, see list of postal codes of Algerian cities.






List of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Ranking Name Population
English Berber Arabic 1987
census
1998
census
2005
estimate
1. Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

Dzayer الجزائر 1,507,241 2,580,570 3,518,083
2. Oran
Oran
Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...

Wehran وهران 628,558 692,516 771,066
3. Constantine
Constantine, Algeria
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...

Qsenṭina قسنطينة 443,727 462,187 507,224
4. Annaba
Annaba
Annaba is a city in the northeastern corner of Algeria near the river Seybouse. It is located in Annaba Province. With a population of 257,359 , it is the fourth largest city in Algeria. It is a leading industrial centre in eastern Algeria....

Ɛennaba عنابة 305,526 348,554 383,504
5. Batna Batna باتنة 181,601 242,514 317,206
6. Blida
Blida
Blida is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name Blida, i.e...

Blida البليدة 170,935 226,512 264,598
7. Sétif
Sétif
Sétif |Colonia]]) is a town in northeastern Algeria. It is the capital of Sétif Province and it has a population of 239,195 inhabitants as of the 1998 census. Setif is located to the east of Algiers and is the second most important Wilaya after the country's capital. It is 1,096 meters above sea...

Sṭif سطيف 170,182 211,859 246,379
8. Chlef
Chlef
Chlef is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. It is home to the soccer club ASO Chlef, the Hassiba Ben Bouali university, and the basilica of Saint Reparatus, which is home to the oldest Christian labyrinth in the world....

Clef الشلف 129,976 179,768 235,062
9. Djelfa
Djelfa
Djelfa is the capital city of Djelfa province, Algeria. It has a population of 154,265 . The city lies at the junction of the N1 and the N46....

Ǧelfa الجلفة 84,207 154,265 221,231
10. Sidi Bel Abbes
Sidi Bel Abbes
Sidi Bel-Abbes is capital of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya , Algeria. It is named after a Muslim holy man who is buried there. It is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It is surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a...

Sidi Bel Ɛebbas سيدي بلعباس 152,778 180,260 208,498
11. Biskra
Biskra
Biskra is the capital city of Biskra province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 207,987.During Roman times the town was called Vescera, though this may have been simply a Latin transliteration of the native name. Around 200 AD under Septimius Severus' reign, it was seized by the...

Beskra بسكرة 128,281 170,956 207,987
12. Tébessa
Tébessa
Tébessa is the capital city of Tébessa Province, Algeria, 20 kilometers west from the border with Tunisia. Nearby is also a phosphate mine. The city is famous for the traditional Algerian carpets in the region, and is home to over 161,440 people.-History:...

Tbessa تبسة 107,559 153,246 203,922
13. Tiaret Tahert / Tyaret تيارت 95,821 145,332 198,213
14. Ouargla
Ouargla
Ouargla is the capital city of Ouargla province, in the Sahara Desert, in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing oil industry, and hosts one of Algeria's universities. The city had a population of 129,402 in 1998 ....

Wargla / Wargren ورقلة 81,721 129,402 183,238
15. Béjaïa
Béjaïa
Béjaïa, Vgaiet or Bejaya is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Under French rule, it was formerly known under various European names, such as Budschaja in German, Bugia in Italian, and Bougie...

Bgayet بجاية 114.534 147.076 182.131
16. Skikda
Skikda
Skikda is a city in north eastern Algeria and a port on the Gulf of Stora, the ancient Sinus Numidicus. It was known as Philippeville until the end of the Algerian War of Independence in 1962...

Skikda سكيكدة 128,747 152,335 178,687
17. Tlemcen
Tlemcen
Tlemcen is a town in Northwestern Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located inland in the center of a region known for its olive plantations and vineyards...

Tlemsan تلمسان 126,882 155,162 172,540
18. Bordj Bou Arreridj
Bordj Bou Arreridj
Bordj Bou Arréridj population 140,000 , is the capital city of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. It is situated 148 miles by road east of Algiers, near the Hodnar Massif in the southern Kabylia Mountains, at an elevation of 916 metres....

Burǧ Bu Ɛririǧ برج بو عريريج 84,264 128,535 167,230
19. Béchar
Béchar
Béchar , formerly known as Colomb-Béchar, is a capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. The area is controlled by Algeria, though claims have also been made on it by Morocco. In 1998 the city had a population of 134,954....

Beccar بشار 107,311 131,010 157,430
20. Médéa
Medea
Medea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...

Mdiyya المدية 84,792 123,535 155,852
21. Touggourt
Touggourt
Touggourt is a city in Ouargla Province, Algeria, built around an oasis in the Sahara. It is notable for its date trees. It was formerly surrounded by a moat, which the French filled up. The surrounding oasis is very fertile. From Touggourt a road 61 miles long leads across the desert north-east...

Tuggurt تقورت 70,645 113,625 153,624
22. Jijel
Jijel
Jijel is the capital of Jijel Province in northeastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne, and has an estimated population of 148,000 inhabitants .Jijel is the administrative and trade centre for a region specializing in cork processing, leather...

Ǧiǧel جيجل 62,793 106,003 148,901
23. Souk Ahras
Souk Ahras
Souk Ahras is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.- Geography :Souk Ahras is situated in the extreme north east of Algeria, it is 4360 km²....

Suq Ahras سوق أهراس 83,015 115,882 148,328
24. Mostaganem
Mostaganem
Mostaganem is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of Oran...

Mestɣanem مستغانم 114,037 124,399 140,252
25. M'Sila
M'Sila
M'Sila ; is the capital of M'Sila Province, Algeria, and is co-extensive with M'Sila District. It has a population of over 100,000...

Msila المسيلة 65,805 99,855 140,048
26. El Eulma
El Eulma
El Eulma is a city in Algeria, located some 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 105,130 . In the French colonial period the city was known as Saint Arnaud after Marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.-External links:...

El Ɛelma العلمة 67,933 105,130 139,808
27. Khenchela
Khenchela
Khenchela ancient Mascula is the name of the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province , number 40, in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly populated by Berber Chaouis....

Xencla خنشلة 69,743 106,082 138,754
28. Saïda
Saida, Algeria
-Location:Saïda is located in northwestern Algeria, on the southern slopes of the Tell Atlas mountain range situated on the northern fringe of the High Plateaus...

Sɛida سعيدة 80,825 110,865 136,856
29. Aïn Oussera
Aïn Oussera
Aïn Oussera or Aïn Oussara is a city in Djelfa Province, Algeria, with an estimated population of 134,174. It is the district seat of the Aïn Oussera District. The city has experienced rapid population growth in recent years due to its proximity to the 15 MW Es Salam nuclear reactor. Aïn Oussera...

Ɛin Wessara عين وسارة 44,270 82,435 134,174
30. El Oued
El Oued
El Oued or Oued Souf is a city in El Oued province, Algeria.. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use of brick construction for housing...

El Wad الواد 72,065 104,801 133,933
31. Guelma
Guelma
Guelma is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in northeastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast...

Galma قالمة 77,821 108,734 133,127
32. Relizane
Relizane
Relizane is a capital town of Relizane Province, Algeria....

Ghilizan غليزان 80,091 104,285 126,794
33. Laghouat
Laghouat
Laghouat is the capital city of the Laghouat Province, Algeria, 400 km south of the Algerian capital Algiers in the Atlas Mountains. As of 2005, the population of the city was 126,291 inhabitants. Nearby, in Hassi R'Mel, there is the largest natural gas reserve in Africa.The city was founded in...

Laghwaṭ الأغواط 67,214 96,342 126,291
34. Bordj el Kiffan
Bordj El Kiffan
Bordj El Kiffan is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach....

Burǧ El Kifan برج الكيفان 61,035 98,135 122,875
35. Bou Saada
Bou Saada
Bou Saada is a town and municipality in M'Sila Province, Algeria, situated 245 km south of Algiers. The municipality population was estimated at 134,000 in 2008....

Bu Sɛada بو سعادة 66,688 97,031 121,301
36. Bab Ezzouar
Bab Ezzouar
Bab Ezzouar is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria.In August 2009, there was a clash between local residents and Chinese merchants in this suburb, sparked by a confrontation between a migrant and a shop owner. About 100 people in total were involved. A Chinese diplomat said that it...

Bab Ezzwar باب الزوار 55,211 92,200 115,444
37. Messaad Mesɛed مسعد 47,460 75533 114,625
38. Barika
Barika
Barika is a city in Batna Province, in eastern Algeria. The city has a population of 144,547 ....

Brika بريكة 56,488 80,618 114,547
39. Ain Beida
Aïn Beïda
Aïn Beïda is a city and municipality located in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria, south east of Constantine and north of Khenchla, inhabitated by Chaouis. As of 1998 its population was 88,300.-Etymology:...

Ɛin Biḍa عين البيضاء 61,997 90,560 114,107
40. Ghardaia
Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

Gherdaya غرداية 70,508 89,415 110,724
41. Baraki
Baraki, Algeria
Baraki is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....

Berraqi براقي 70,300 86,233 107,972
42. El Khroub
El Khroub
El Khroub is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 89,919.-References:...

Lexrub الخروب 42,261 65,344 103,995

List of Algerian towns and villages with more than 20,000 people

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A

  • Adrar
    Adrar, Algeria
    Adrar is a town and commune in Algeria, based around an oasis of the Sahara Desert and the administrative capital of the second largest province in Algeria: Adrar Province....

     (42 700 )
  • Aflou
    Aflou
    Aflou is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It is located around . It is located in the Saharan Atlas, in the elevation of about 1400 m. It is the capital of Aflou District. Its population in 1998 was 48,000....

     (48 000 )
  • Aïn Azel
    Aïn Azel
    The commune of Aïn Azel is located fifty kilometres to the south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 41,000 people.-Origin of the name:...

     (30 200 )
  • Aïn Beïda
    Aïn Beïda
    Aïn Beïda is a city and municipality located in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria, south east of Constantine and north of Khenchla, inhabitated by Chaouis. As of 1998 its population was 88,300.-Etymology:...

      (26 900 )
  • Aïn Benian (50 800 )
  • Aïn Bessem
    Ain-bessem
    Ain-bessem is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....

     (28 400 )
  • Aïn Defla
    Aïn Defla
    Aïn Defla |spring]]) is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune....

     (41 200 )
  • Aïn D'Heb (26 227 )
  • Aïn el Beïda (110 560 )
  • Aïn El Hadjel
    Aïn El Hadjel
    Aïn El Hadjel is a town and commune in M'Sila Province, Algeria.-References:...

     (24 300 )
  • Aïn El Hammam
    Ain El Hammam
    Ain El Hammam is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria....

     (28 340 )
  • Aïn El Kebira
    Ain El Kebira
    Aïn El Kebira is a city located 27 km north far from Sétif. Ain El Kebira is classed as daira in the Algerian regional classification. The place was called "Satafis" during the time of Roman occupation...

     (20 200 )
  • Aïn El Melh
    Aïn El Melh
    Aïn El Melh is a town and commune in M'Sila Province, Algeria.-References:...

      (21 800 )
  • Aïn Fakroun
    Aïn Fakroun
    Aïn Fakroun is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 47,237.-References:...

     (40 700 )
  • Aïn Kercha
    Aïn Kercha
    Aïn Kercha is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.-References:...

     (25 600 )
  • Aïn Oulmene
    Aïn Oulmene
    Aïn Oulmene is a town and commune in Sétif Province in northeastern Algeria.-References:...

     (39 000 )
  • Aïn Oussera
    Aïn Oussera
    Aïn Oussera or Aïn Oussara is a city in Djelfa Province, Algeria, with an estimated population of 134,174. It is the district seat of the Aïn Oussera District. The city has experienced rapid population growth in recent years due to its proximity to the 15 MW Es Salam nuclear reactor. Aïn Oussera...

     (82 435 )
  • Aïn M'lila
    Aïn M'lila
    Aïn M'lila is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 69,798. It is the home-town of Larbi Ben M'hidi, one of the most prominent Algerian leaders during the war of independence...

     (50 700 )
  • Ain Nouissy
    Aïn Nouïssy
    Aïn Nouïssy is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province, Algeria. It is the capital of Aïn Nouïssy District. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,389.-References:...

  • Aïn-Sefra (33 600 )
  • Aïn Smara
    Aïn Smara
    Ain Smara is a municipality in the west of Constantine city bordered on the east by Constantine municipality and Khroub, on the west by Oued el ethmania , on the north by Ibn Ziad and on the south by Khroub and it is following the Khroub district but it can be a district from Constantine districts...

     (35 600 )
  • Ain Taya
    Aïn Taya
    Aïn Taya is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Dar El Beïda in the Governorate of Greater Algiers. Its postal code is 16030 and its municipal code is 1638. Prior to its being part of the Governorate of Greater Algiers, it was part of Boumerdès Province...

     (22 900 )
  • Aïn Témouchent
    Aïn Témouchent
    - References :...

     (90 832 )
  • Aïn Touta
    Aïn Touta
    Aïn Touta is a town situated in the east of Algeria. It is located 35 km southwest of Batna and 82 km north of Biskra. It has an area of about five square kilometers ....

     (44 900 )
  • Aïn Turk  (25 900 )
  • Akbou
    Akbou
    Akbou,Aqvu is a town in northern Algeria in Béjaïa Province. It is a growing city with a population of 52,300 in 2008. This is a number approximately 20,000 more than what was recorded in 1998.-History:...

     (70 800 )
  • Algiers
    Algiers
    ' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...

     (3 519 570 )
  • Ammi Moussa
    Ammi Moussa
    Ammi Moussa is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria.-References:...

     (24 800 )
  • Annaba
    Annaba
    Annaba is a city in the northeastern corner of Algeria near the river Seybouse. It is located in Annaba Province. With a population of 257,359 , it is the fourth largest city in Algeria. It is a leading industrial centre in eastern Algeria....

     (348 554 )
  • Arzew
    Arzew
    Arzew or Arzeu is a port city in Algeria, from Oran. It is the capital of Arzew District, Oran Province.-Antiquity:Like the rest of North Africa, the site of modern-day Arzew was originally inhabited by the Berbers...

     (43 327 )
  • Azazga
    Azazga
    Azazga is a town in Kabylia, northern Algeria. It's the third biggest city in Kabylia, after Bejaia and Tizi Ouzou.It's the district seat of the so-named daïra-History:...

     (22 100 )
  • Azzaba
    Azzaba
    Azzaba is a city in Azzaba District, Skikda Province, Algeria. As of 1998, it had a population of 29,300....

     (29 300 )

B

  • Bab Ezzouar
    Bab Ezzouar
    Bab Ezzouar is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria.In August 2009, there was a clash between local residents and Chinese merchants in this suburb, sparked by a confrontation between a migrant and a shop owner. About 100 people in total were involved. A Chinese diplomat said that it...

      (92 200 )
  • Baraki
    Baraki
    Baraki may refer to:In Afghanistan:*Baraki, Bamyan*Baraki, Ghazni*Baraki [34°2'0"N 67°5'0"E] Vardak Afghanistan*Baraki [34°'0"N 67°5'0"E] Vardak Afghanistan*Baraki Barak, a town in Logar Province, AfghanistanIn Algeria:*Baraki, Algeria...

     (86 233 )
  • Barika
    Barika
    Barika is a city in Batna Province, in eastern Algeria. The city has a population of 144,547 ....

     (114 547 )
  • Batna (242 514 )
  • Béchar
    Béchar
    Béchar , formerly known as Colomb-Béchar, is a capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. The area is controlled by Algeria, though claims have also been made on it by Morocco. In 1998 the city had a population of 134,954....

     (131 010 )
  • Béjaïa
    Béjaïa
    Béjaïa, Vgaiet or Bejaya is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia. Under French rule, it was formerly known under various European names, such as Budschaja in German, Bugia in Italian, and Bougie...

     (147 076 )
  • Beni Saf
    Béni Saf
    Beni Saf is a town in northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers southwest of Oran. The town was founded in 1876 as a shipping port for iron ore, which is mined just south of the town. Other products of the town include zinc, marble and onyx, and the fishing industry is extensive.- Sources :...

     (25 200 )
  • Berrouaghia
    Berrouaghia
    Berrouaghia is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 58,780.-References:...

     (51 800 )
  • Bir el-Ater
    Bir el-Ater
    Bir el Ater is a city of approximately 100 000 inhabitants located in extreme eastern Algeria towards the south, near the Tunisian borders and just beyond the Sahara, about 87 kilometers south of Tébessa....

     (52 738 )
  • Bir El Djir
    Bir El Djir
    Bir El Djir is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 73,029.-References:...

     (68 300 )
  • Birkhadem
    Birkhadem
    Birkhadem is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....

     (54 121 )
  • Biskra
    Biskra
    Biskra is the capital city of Biskra province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 207,987.During Roman times the town was called Vescera, though this may have been simply a Latin transliteration of the native name. Around 200 AD under Septimius Severus' reign, it was seized by the...

     (170 956 )
  • Blida
    Blida
    Blida is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name Blida, i.e...

     (226 512 )
  • Bordj-Badji-Mokhtar
  • Bordj Bou Arreridj
    Bordj Bou Arreridj
    Bordj Bou Arréridj population 140,000 , is the capital city of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. It is situated 148 miles by road east of Algiers, near the Hodnar Massif in the southern Kabylia Mountains, at an elevation of 916 metres....

     (128 535 )
  • Bordj El Bahri
    Bordj El Bahri
    Bordj El Bahri is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Bordj El Bahri is on the peninsula that forms the eastern side of Algiers Bay....

     (27 900 )
  • Bordj El Kiffan
    Bordj El Kiffan
    Bordj El Kiffan is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach....

     (98 135 )
  • Bordj Menaiel
    Bordj Menaïel
    Bordj Menaïel is a town in the Boumerdès Province in Algeria. It is located in the western Kabylie region at and is 30 km away from the city of Boumerdès. As of 1998, its population is 35,600Algeria goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was born in Bordj Menaiel....

     (35 600 )
  • Boufarik
    Boufarik
    Boufarik is a town in Blida Province, Algeria, approximately 30 km from Algiers. As of 1998, its population was 48,800.The major neighbourhoods of the city are: K'ssar, Blatan, Ben gladash, Mimoun, Trig erange, Bariyan....

     (48 800 )
  • Bouira
    Bouira
    Bouïra is the capital of Bouïra Province, Algeria.-Demographics:It has 75,086 inhabitants as of the 1998 census, which gives it 15 seats in the PMA.-Geography:...

     (52 500 )
  • Bou Ismaïl
    Bou Ismaïl
    Bou Ismaïl is a city in Bou Ismaïl District, Tipasa Province, Algeria. In 1998 it had a population of 27,000. Its French colonial name was Castiglione.-Notable residents:...

     (27 000 )
  • Boumerdès
    Boumerdès
    Boumerdès is the capital city of Boumerdès Province, Algeria. It is located on the Mediterranean Sea. It had a population of 28,500 in 1998 and 15,000 in 1987....

     (28 500 )
  • Boudouaou
    Boudouaou
    Boudouaou, during French colonialism known as L'Alma is a town in the western part of Boumerdès, Algeria. It is a coastal town on the Mediterranean Sea and is located at an altitude of 3 feet...

     (42 500 )
  • Bougara
    Bougara
    Bougara is a town in the Mitidja plain in Algeria, about 20 kilometers due south of Algiers. Located on the N29, the main road between Blida and Larbaâ, it is the capital of Bougara District, in Blida Province. In 1998 it had a population of 34,100....

     (34 100 )
  • Bou Saâda
    Bou Saada
    Bou Saada is a town and municipality in M'Sila Province, Algeria, situated 245 km south of Algiers. The municipality population was estimated at 134,000 in 2008....

     (121 301 )

C

  • Chelghoum Laid
    Chelghoum Laïd
    Chelghoum Laïd is a city in Chelghoum Laïd District, Mila Province, Algeria. As of 1998, it had a population of 42,000....

     (43 000 )
  • Cheraga
    Chéraga
    Chéraga is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....

     (31 500 )
  • Cherchell
    Cherchell
    Cherchell is a seaport town in the Province of Tipaza, Algeria, 55 miles west of Algiers. It is the district seat of Cherchell District. As of 1998, it had a population of 24,400.-Ancient history:...

     (24 400 )
  • Cheria
    Cheria
    Cheria is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in northeastern Algeria.-References:...

     (53 751 )
  • Chlef
    Chlef
    Chlef is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. It is home to the soccer club ASO Chlef, the Hassiba Ben Bouali university, and the basilica of Saint Reparatus, which is home to the oldest Christian labyrinth in the world....

     (179 768 )
  • Collo
    Collo
    Collo is the capital, and one of three municipalities, of Collo district in Skikda Province, Algeria. As of 1998, it had a population of 27,800....

     (27 800 )
  • Constantine
    Constantine, Algeria
    Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the capital of the same-named French département until 1962. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometres from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of Rhumel river...

     (462 187 )

D

  • Dar El Beïda
    Dar El Beïda
    Dar El Beïda is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is the seat of the district with the same name. During French colonian times, it was officially called with its French name Maison Blanche , which meant the same thing as its current Arabic name: white house. It is pronounced in Classical Arabic...

      (28 800 )
  • Didouche Mourad
    Didouche Mourad
    Didouche Mourad is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 33,266.-References:...

     (28 300 )
  • Djelfa
    Djelfa
    Djelfa is the capital city of Djelfa province, Algeria. It has a population of 154,265 . The city lies at the junction of the N1 and the N46....

     (154 265 )
  • Draa Ben Khedda
    Draâ Ben Khedda
    Draâ Ben Khedda is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria.-References:...

     (26 200 )

E

  • El Affroun
    El Affroun
    El Affroun is a town and commune in Blida Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 37,602.-References:...

     (31 000 )
  • El Arrouch (28 100 )
  • El Attaf
    El Attaf
    El Attaf is a town in northern Algeria....

     [27 100 )
  • El Bayadh
    El Bayadh
    El Bayadh is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province....

     (59 755 )
  • El Bouni
    El Bouni
    El Bouni is a town in northeastern Algeria....

      (30 100 )
  • El Eulma
    El Eulma
    El Eulma is a city in Algeria, located some 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 105,130 . In the French colonial period the city was known as Saint Arnaud after Marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud.-External links:...

     (105 130 )
  • El Golea
    El Golea
    El Golea is an oasis town in almost central Algeria lying at the eastern border of the Grand Erg Occidental at an elevation of 380 metres. The desert town is a gateway to the Sahara in the south, and has an estimated 180,000 palm trees within the oasis area. The oasis itself lies beneath an...

     (28 500 )
  • El Hadjar
    El Hadjar
    El Hadjar is a town in northeastern Algeria....

     (23 700 )
  • El Harrach
    El Harrach
    El Harrach is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers....

     (48 200 )
  • El Kala (21 300 )
  • El-Khroub (65 344 )
  • El Meghaïer (31 500 )
  • El Milia
    El Milia
    El Milia is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2009 census it has a population of 80,000....

     (39 200 )
  • El Oued
    El Oued
    El Oued or Oued Souf is a city in El Oued province, Algeria.. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use of brick construction for housing...

     (104 801 )
  • Es Sénia
    Es Sénia
    Es Sénia is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria. It is the seat of Es Sénia District. It contains a university as well as the international airport of Oran Es Sénia....

     (29 800 )

G

  • Ghardaïa
    Ghardaïa
    Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

     (110 724 )
  • Ghazaouet
    Ghazaouet
    Ghazaouet is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria.-References:...

     (27 800 )
  • Grarem Gouga
    Grarem
    Grarem is a municipality in Mila Province, Algeria. Grarem Gouga is also the name of the administrative center of this province.It took its name from two different entities. In fact, Grarem comes from the word guroum which means rock or pebble while Gouga is the name of a native hero of the war of...

     (21 900 )
  • Guelma
    Guelma
    Guelma is the capital of Guelma Province and Guelma District, located in northeastern Algeria, about 65 kilometers from the Mediterranean coast...

     (108 734 )
  • Guerara  (47 700 )

H

  • Hadjout
    Hadjout
    Hadjout is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria.-References:...

     (31 300 )
  • Hamma Bouziane (36 400 )
  • Hammam Bouhadjar (22 500 )
  • Hassi Bahbah
    Hassi Bahbah
    Hassi Bahbah is a town and commune in Djelfa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 61,790.The town lies on the N1 Trans-Saharan highway, north of the town of Aïn Maabed.-References:...

     (60 238 )
  • Hassi Messaoud
    Hassi Messaoud
    Hassi Messaoud is a town in Ouargla province, southeast Algeria, north Africa. Oil was discovered there in 1956 and the town's prominence has grown rapidly since then. It is an oil refinery town named after the first oil well. A water well, dug in 1917, can be found on the airport side of town...

     (37 500 )

K

  • Khadra
    Khadra
    Khadra is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province, Algeria. It is located in Achacha District. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 12,294.-References:...

  • Khemis El-Khechna
    Khemis El-Khechna
    Khemis El-Khechna is a town and commune in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 58,573....

     (32 000 )
  • Khemis Meliana (68 696 )
  • Khenchla (106 082 )
  • Kolea (39 800 )
  • Ksar Chellal (43 452 )
  • Ksar El Boukhari (61 687 )

M

  • Mahdia (31 513 )
  • Mansourah
    Mansourah, Algeria
    Mansourah is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria....

     (34 700 )
  • Mascara (80 797 )
  • Maghnia
    Maghnia
    Maghnia is a town in Tlemcen Province, northwestern Algeria, near the border with Morocco. It is known for the Treaty of Lalla Maghnia between France and Abderrahman, Sultan of Morocco, which established the boundaries between Algeria and Morocco...

     (43 274 )
  • Mecheria
    Mécheria
    Mécheria is a small city situated in Naâma Province, Algeria in the Atlas mountains, capital of Mécheria District.- Railway :Mecheria is served by a narrow gauge railway from Mohammedia, however, replacing it with a standard gauge line has been proposed....

     (51 804 )
  • Meftah
    Meftah
    Meftah is a town and commune in Blida Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 52,521.-References:...

     (32 000 )
  • Messaad (75 533 )
  • Médéa
    Medea
    Medea is a woman in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres. In Euripides's play Medea, Jason leaves Medea when Creon, king of...

     (123 535 )
  • Mila (54 832 )
  • Miliana
    Miliana
    Miliana is a town in Ain Defla Province, northwestern Algeria. It is approximately 160 km southwest of the Algerian capital, Algiers. The population was estimated at 40,000 in 2005...

      (39 000 )
  • El Mohammadia (51 585 )
  • Mostaganem
    Mostaganem
    Mostaganem is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of Oran...

     (124 399 )
  • Mouzaïa
    Mouzaïa
    Mouzaïa is a town and commune in Blida Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 44,893.-References:...

     (24 100 )
  • M'Sila
    M'Sila
    M'Sila ; is the capital of M'Sila Province, Algeria, and is co-extensive with M'Sila District. It has a population of over 100,000...

     (99 855 )

O

  • Oran
    Oran
    Oran is a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country.It is the capital of the Oran Province . The city has a population of 759,645 , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second largest...

     (692 516 )
  • Ouargla
    Ouargla
    Ouargla is the capital city of Ouargla province, in the Sahara Desert, in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing oil industry, and hosts one of Algeria's universities. The city had a population of 129,402 in 1998 ....

     (129 402 )
  • Oued Rhiou
    Oued Rhiou
    Oued Rhiou is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria.-References:...

     (42 600 )
  • Oued Zenati
    Oued Zenati
    Oued Zenati is a town and commune in Guelma Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 27,254.-References:...

     (22 500 )
  • Ouenza
    Ouenza
    Ouenza is a town in Tébessa Province, in far eastern Algeria; near the border with Tunisia; 43 km south of Souk Ahras; and west of M'Daourouch.-Demographic:The population is 60,000...

     (60 000 )
  • Ouled Djellal
    Ouled Djellal
    Ouled Djellal is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 45,622.-References:...

     (41 700 )
  • Ouled Yaïch (55 700 )
  • Oum El Bouaghi
    Oum El Bouaghi
    Oum El Bouaghi is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Oum El Bouaghi Province....

     (47 800 )
  • Ouled-Moussa (30 000)

R

  • Reghaïa
    Réghaïa
    Réghaïa is a municipality in Algiers province, Algeria. It is located in Rouïba district and is the most populated municipality of the district.-Geography:...

     (36 400 )
  • Relizane
    Relizane
    Relizane is a capital town of Relizane Province, Algeria....

     (104 285 )
  • Remchi
    Remchi
    Remchi is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria.-References:...

     (25 900 )
  • Ras El Oued
    Ras El Oued
    Ras El Oued is a town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 42,345....

     (34 100 )
  • Rouiba
    Rouïba
    Rouiba is a city in Algiers Province, Algeria. The population is 62,808 and the postal code is 35300. It is the capital of Rouïba District....

     (43 700 )
  • Rouissat
    Rouissat
    Rouissat is a town and commune in Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 37,814.-References:...

     (34 300 )

S

  • Saïda
    Saida, Algeria
    -Location:Saïda is located in northwestern Algeria, on the southern slopes of the Tell Atlas mountain range situated on the northern fringe of the High Plateaus...

     (110 865 )
  • Sédrata
    Sedrata
    Sedrara is a municipality in Souk Ahras Province, Algeria, capital of Sedrata District. It has a population of 91.297 as of the 2008 census, which gives it 11 seats in the PMA. Its municipal code is 4102 and postal code is 41200. It is located in the north east of the country, close to the border...

     (39 100 )
  • Sétif
    Sétif
    Sétif |Colonia]]) is a town in northeastern Algeria. It is the capital of Sétif Province and it has a population of 239,195 inhabitants as of the 1998 census. Setif is located to the east of Algiers and is the second most important Wilaya after the country's capital. It is 1,096 meters above sea...

     (211 859 )
  • Sidi Aïssa
    Sidi Aïssa
    Sidi Aïssa is a town and commune in M'Sila Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 57,270.-References:...

      (52 795 )
  • Sidi Bel Abbès
    Sidi Bel Abbes
    Sidi Bel-Abbes is capital of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya , Algeria. It is named after a Muslim holy man who is buried there. It is the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields. It is surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a...

     (180 260 )
  • Sidi Khaled
    Sidi Khaled
    Sidi Khaled is a town in Algeria. It is located in the province of Biskra, famous for its oasis and palms. The name of Sidi Khaled is related to the Islamic personality Khaled Ibn Sounan Elabsi....

     (31 600 )
  • Sidi Moussa
    Sidi Moussa
    Sidi Moussa is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria....

     (21 900 )
  • Sidi Okba
    Sidi Okba
    Sidi Okba is a locality in the Biskra Province, Algeria. It was named after the Muslim General Uqba ibn Nafi who died there in 683 AD. The nearest big city is Biskra which is located 18 km away.-See also:* Sidi Khaled...

     (22 600 )
  • Sig (54 113 )
  • Skikda
    Skikda
    Skikda is a city in north eastern Algeria and a port on the Gulf of Stora, the ancient Sinus Numidicus. It was known as Philippeville until the end of the Algerian War of Independence in 1962...

     (152 335 )
  • Sougueur
    Sougueur
    Sougueur is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in northwestern Algeria....

     (56 733 )
  • Souk Ahras
    Souk Ahras
    Souk Ahras is a province in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.- Geography :Souk Ahras is situated in the extreme north east of Algeria, it is 4360 km²....

     (115 882 )
  • Sour El-Ghozlane (35 500 )

T

  • Tadjenanet
    Tadjenanet
    Tadjenanet is a town and commune in Mila Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 43151.-References:...

     (30 200 )
  • Taher
    Taher
    Taher est une ville de l'Est d'Algérie commune de Jijel Province, Algeria. 2008 la population était 78500....

     (51 053 )
  • Takhemaret
    Takhemaret
    Takhemaret is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in northwestern Algeria, about 65 km. southwest of the city of Tiaret. The 2008 census population was 34,124 in the commune, with 20,827 in the city....

     (34 000 )
  • Tamanrasset (54 469 )
  • Tebesbest
    Tebesbest
    Tebesbest is a town and commune in Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 29,840.-References:...

     (29 800 )
  • Tebessa
    Tébessa
    Tébessa is the capital city of Tébessa Province, Algeria, 20 kilometers west from the border with Tunisia. Nearby is also a phosphate mine. The city is famous for the traditional Algerian carpets in the region, and is home to over 161,440 people.-History:...

     (153 246 )
  • Telagh
    Telagh
    Telagh is a town and commune in Sidi Bel Abbès Province in northwestern Algeria.-References:...

     (20 600 )
  • Ténès
    Ténès
    Tenes is an Algerian seaside resort located about 200 kilometers west of the capital Algiers; it has a population of 35,000 people, .-History:Ténès is an ancient town which existed in the 8th century BC. It was called Kartenas at that time...

     (28 200 )
  • Theniet El Had (25 900 )
  • Tiaret (166 389 )
  • Tindouf
    Tindouf
    Tindouf is the main town in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian and Moroccan borders. The region is considered of strategic significance, and it houses Algerian military bases. Since 1975, it also contains several Sahrawi refugee camps operated by the Polisario Front a guerrilla...

     (25 000 )
  • Tissemsilt
    Tissemsilt
    Tissemsilt is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Tissemsilt Province and Tissemsilt District....

     (51 673 )
  • Tizi Ouzou
    Tizi Ouzou
    Tizi Ouzou is a city in Kabylia, Algeria, where it ranks second in population after Béjaïa. It is the capital and largest city of Tizi Ouzou Province and of Great Kabylia .-Etymology:The name comes from the Kabylian Berber Tizi n Uzezzu and is pronounced Tizuzzu, commonly...

     (77 475 )
  • Tlemcen
    Tlemcen
    Tlemcen is a town in Northwestern Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name. It is located inland in the center of a region known for its olive plantations and vineyards...

     (155 162 )
  • Tolga
    Tolga, Algeria
    Tolga is a municipality in Biskra Province, Algeria. Located in south-east Algeria, Tolga is well known internationally for high-quality dates . It has more than 500,000 date palm trees. Most dates produced are exported....

     (39 800 )
  • Touggourt
    Touggourt
    Touggourt is a city in Ouargla Province, Algeria, built around an oasis in the Sahara. It is notable for its date trees. It was formerly surrounded by a moat, which the French filled up. The surrounding oasis is very fertile. From Touggourt a road 61 miles long leads across the desert north-east...

     (32 800 )

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