Sidi Lakhdar
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Sidi Lakhdar is a town in the Ain Defla Province
, Algeria
. It is located at 36°15′50"N 2°9′39"E, and is approximately 120 km west of the capital, Algiers
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Under French colonial rule, the town was known as Lavarand. It changed its name in 1962.
Aïn Defla Province
Aïn Defla is a wilaya in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Miliana, Hammam Righa, and Aïn Torki.-Administrative divisions:...
, Algeria
Algeria
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...
. It is located at 36°15′50"N 2°9′39"E, and is approximately 120 km west of the capital, 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...
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Under French colonial rule, the town was known as Lavarand. It changed its name in 1962.