MERS EL KEBIR

Oran · ALGERIA (DZ) · 35.73°N / 0.71°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,487,852

Mers el Kebir is a city in Algeria with a population of 20,178. It sits at 35.73/-0.71, runs on Africa/Algiers, is 5 km from ’Aïn el Turk.

Population 20,178

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Africa/Algiers

All facts

fields

Country: Algeria
Subdivision: Oran
Coords: 35.73°N / 0.71°W
UTC offset: +1
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W ’Aïn el Turk Oran 36,326 5.8 km

SE Oran Oran 803,329 7.3 km

SE Es Senia Oran 39,064 11.7 km

E Bir el Djir Oran 68,032 14.8 km

SE En Nedjma Oran 51,665 15.4 km

SE Sidi ech Chahmi Oran 35,512 18.5 km

E Assi Bou Nif Oran 53,700 19.3 km

SW Bou Tlelis Oran 26,144 24.4 km

E Gdyel Oran 32,774 26.2 km

SW El Amria Aïn Témouchent 26,407 35.9 km

Air access

nearby

DAOE

Bousfer Air Base

Small airport

8.8 km

ORN

Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport

Large airport

14.2 km

TAF

Oran Tafraoui Airport

Medium airport

26.0 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Mers el Kebir?: 20,178 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Mers el Kebir in?: Africa/Algiers.
Which country is Mers el Kebir in?: Algeria (DZ).
Which airport serves Mers el Kebir?: Bousfer Air Base (DAOE).
How far is Mers el Kebir from Algiers?: About 358 km.
Does Mers el Kebir have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in Algeria?: Arabic.
What currency is used in Algeria?: Algerian Dinar.
How many cities are in Algeria?: 351 on record.
Which admin region is Mers el Kebir in?: Oran.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2487852

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2487852,
    "name": "Mers el Kebir",
    "ascii_name": "Mers el Kebir",
    "country_code": "DZ",
    "population": 20178,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Africa/Algiers",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 35.7279,
    "longitude": -0.7081
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1.8x smaller than ’Aïn el Turk.
5 km from ’Aïn el Turk.
Same timezone (Africa/Algiers) as 350 other cities in Algeria.