Northwest Algeria is the mountainous coastal area west of Algiers.

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Map of Northwest Algeria

  • 1 Ain Temouchent   (Arabic: عين تموشنت) — a coastal city founded by Spanish immigrants in the 1800s
  • 2 Chlef  
  • 3 Mascara   (Arabic: معسكر) — the birthplace of Emir Abdelkader, one of Algeria's national heroes who lead a movement to resist the French conquest of Algeria
  • 4 Mostaganem (Arabic: مستغانم) — a port city founded in the 11th century
  • 5 Oran (Arabic: وهران) — Algeria's second city has a beautiful seaside boulevard lined with cafés, restaurants, and ice cream shops
  • 6 Sidi Bel Abbès — the commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields
  • 7 Tiaret  
 
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  • 8 Tissemsilt — a commercial center of an important area of vineyards, market gardens, orchards, and grain fields, it is surrounded by a wall with four gates and there is a university there. It is 110 km from the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 9 Tlemcen — a center for leather, carpet, and textile industries

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