Coordinates: 36°08′34″N 0°27′38″E / 36.1428°N 0.460556°E / 36.1428; 0.460556

Sidi Lakhdar, Mostaganem

From WikiProjectMed
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Sidi Lakhdar
سيدي لخضر
Commune and town
Sidi Lakhdar
Sidi Lakhdar
Sidi Lakhdar is located in Algeria
Sidi Lakhdar
Sidi Lakhdar
Coordinates: 36°08′34″N 0°27′38″E / 36.1428°N 0.460556°E / 36.1428; 0.460556
Country Algeria
ProvinceMostaganem Province
DistrictSidi Lakhdar District
Area
 • Total50 sq mi (140 km2)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total34,612
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
CP
27007

Sidi Lakhdar (Arabic: سيدي لخضر) is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province, Algeria, about 300 km west of the capital, Algiers. It is the capital of Sidi Lakhdar District. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 30,950.[1] Under French colonial rule, the town was known as Lapasset. It changed its name in 1962.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Algérie - Lapasset". GeneaWiki. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

36°08′34″N 0°27′38″E / 36.1428°N 0.460556°E / 36.1428; 0.460556