Mila (Algeria)
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ميلة ⵎⵉⵍⴰ Mila |
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-43 | ||
| height | 486 m | ||
| surface | 129.9 km² | ||
| Residents | 69,052 (Census 2008) | ||
| density | 531.6 Ew. / km² | ||
Mila ( Arabic ميلة, tamazight ⵎⵉⵍⴰ Mila ) is a city in northeast Algeria and the capital of the Mila province . In 2008 it had almost 70,000 inhabitants. It is located 33 kilometers (as the crow flies) northwest of Constantine .
In ancient times the city was called Milevum and was part of the Roman province of Numidia .
About ten kilometers north of the city, the Rhumel or Oued El Kebir river is dammed up in the Beni Haroun dam, making it Algeria's largest reservoir.
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Cityscape Mila
Mosque in Mila
