Tlemcen is a city in Northwest Algeria, and the capital of the province of the same name.
Understand
[edit]Close to the Moroccan border, the city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it ships to the port of Rashgun for export. It had a population of 140,158 at the time of the 2008 census, while the province had 949,135 inhabitants.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]Tlemcen Airport operate a decent number of flights from Europe. Airlines are:
Air Algérie (Algiers, Alicante, Lyon, Marseille, Paris CDG, Paris Orly)
Tassili airlines (Algiers)
Transavia (Paris Orly)
TUI FLY (Charleroi, Lille)
Volotea (Marseille)
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 El Mechouar Palace. This royal palace was built in 1248 to serve as the official residence for the Ziyanid sultans. Its complex is a perfect representation of Moorish and Andalusian art.
- 2 Sidi Boumediene Mosque. Known as the Worshipper's Mosque, this complex contains several religious buildings, including a mosque, a mausoleum, a hamam, and a madrasa where Ibn Khaldun taught once.
