Sidi Lakhdar (Arabic: سيدي لخضر) is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province, Algeria, about 300 km west of the capital, Algiers. It is the capital of Sidi Lakhdar District. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 30,950.[1] Under French colonial rule, the town was known as Lapasset. It changed its name in 1962.[2]
Sidi Lakhdar
سيدي لخضر | |
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Commune and town | |
 Sidi Lakhdar | |
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  Sidi Lakhdar | |
| Coordinates: 36°08′34″N 0°27′38″E / 36.1428°N 0.460556°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Mostaganem Province |
| District | Sidi Lakhdar District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50 sq mi (140 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 34,612 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| CP | 27007 |
References
edit- ^ "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
- ^ "Algérie - Lapasset". GeneaWiki. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
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