Mostaganem
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مستغانم ⵎⵓⵙⵜⵖⴰⵏⴻⵎ Mostaganem |
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| Coordinates | 35 ° 56 ' N , 0 ° 5' E | ||
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| Country | Algeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | DZ-27 | ||
| Residents | 125,000 | ||
| Post Code | 27000 | ||
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Mostaganem ( Arabic مستغانم Mustaghanam , DMG Mustaġānam , tamazight ⵎⵓⵙⵜⵖⴰⵏⴻⵎ Mustɣanem ) is a city in northern Algeria with about 125,000 inhabitants.
geography
The port city, founded in the 11th century, is located on the Mediterranean coast of Algeria near Oran . The longest river in Algeria, the Cheliff , flows into the Mediterranean near the city. It is the capital of the province of the same name and has its own university, which cooperates with the Ruhr University Bochum .
Personalities
- Célestin Oliver (1930–2011), French national football player
- Jean-Jacques Hublin (* 1953), French paleoanthropologist
- Jean Fernandez (* 1954), French football player and coach
- Kamel Daoud (* 1970), writer
- Khaled Kelkal (1971–1995), Islamist terrorist
- Ishak Belfodil (* 1992), Algerian-French football player
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