Batna (city)
| Batna باتنة ⵜⴱⴰⵜⴻⵏⵜ |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 10' E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-05 | ||
| Residents | 292,943 (2008) | ||
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Batna ( Arabic باتنة, DMG Bātina , tamazight ⴱⴰⵜⵏⴰ Batna , chaouia ⵜⴱⴰⵟⴻⵏⵜ Tbaṭent ) is a city in northeast Algeria with around 292,943 inhabitants (as of 2008). It is located in the province of the same name, Batna , of which it is the capital. About 40 kilometers east lie by the UNESCO for World Heritage appointed ruins of Timgad . Batna University is in town .
history
In 1844 France established a military base there to control the area between the Sahara and the Atlas Mountains . A few years later, in 1848, people settled near the base. The newly founded city was called Nouvelle Lambese . A year later it was renamed Batna.
sons and daughters of the town
- Redha Malek (1931–2017), politician and former Algerian Prime Minister
- Liamine Zéroual (* 1941), Algerian President (1994–1999)
- Youcef Yousfi (* 1941), politician and minister
- Ali Benflis (* 1944), politician and former Algerian prime minister
- Rabah Saâdane (* 1946), football player and coach
- Guem (* 1947), percussionist and world music artist
- Jean-Paul Allouche (* 1953), French mathematician
- Salim Aribi (* 1974), football player
Web links
Commons : Batna - collection of images, videos and audio files
