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Tlemcen, Algeria
Tlemcen · Algeria
Tlemcen is a large city in Tlemcen, Algeria with a population of 173,531. Elevation: 2,661 ft (811 m). Average temperature: 60°F (16°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Tlemcen
Tlemcen is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 140,158, as of the 2008 census.
People
Climate
| Population | 173,531 |
| Population Density | 50 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 2,661 ft (811 m) |
| Coordinates | 34.8783°, -1.3150° |
| Timezone | Africa/Algiers |
| Country | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| State / Province | Tlemcen |
| Average Temperature | 60°F (16°C) |
| January Average | 46°F (8°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (25°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 18.5 inches (470 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Tlemcen
Tlemcen is a large city in Algeria (Tlemcen) with a population of 173,531. The city sits at an elevation of 2,661 feet (811 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 60°F (16°C). Temperatures range from 46°F in January to 78°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 18.5 inches. The timezone is Africa/Algiers.
Climate in Tlemcen
Tlemcen has an average annual temperature of 18.3°C (65°F). The hottest month is Aug (26.8°C), the coldest is Jan (11.2°C). Average annual precipitation is 323 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 60.2°F |
| 11% above Algeria avg | |
| January Average | 46°F (8°C) |
| July Average | 78°F (25°C) |
| Sunny Days | 302 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 2,661 ft (811 m) |
| Area | 3,498.5 sq mi (9,061.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 50/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 34.8783°N, 1.3150°W |
| Timezone | Africa/Algiers |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 1.8 m (6 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1790 | ORAN | Earthquake | 1.8 m | 3,000 | 112 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F (8°C) | 2.4 in | Coldest |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 2.6 in | Wettest |
| March | 51°F (11°C) | 2.4 in | |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 1.8 in | |
| May | 62°F (17°C) | 1.6 in | |
| June | 70°F (21°C) | 0.6 in | |
| July | 78°F (25°C) | 0.1 in | Driest |
| August | 78°F (26°C) | 0.2 in | Warmest |
| September | 71°F (21°C) | 0.8 in | |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 1.4 in | |
| November | 53°F (12°C) | 2.2 in | |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 2.4 in |
Tlemcen has a seasonal temperature swing of 32°F / from 46°F in January to 78°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 18.5 inches, with February being the wettest month (2.6") and July the driest (0.1").
Colleges & Universities in Tlemcen
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre CFPA Sidi Said | College | - | , |
| Centre Formation Professionnelle | College | - | , |
| CFPA | College | - | , |
| CFPA Tlemcen féminin | College | - | Visit → |
| Département de Biologie قسم الأحياء | University | - | , |
| Département de Langue Arabe et Des Arts قسم اللغة و الأدب العربي | College | - | , |
| Ecole d'Application de Transport et de Circulation | College | - | , |
| École privée de Formation ParaMédicale | College | - | , |
| Ecole Supérieure en Sciences Appliquées de Tlemcen | University | - | Visit → |
| Fablab Université de Tlemcen | University | - | , |
| Faculté de médecine de Tlemcen | University | - | Visit → |
| Faculté des lettres et des langues كلية الآداب واللغات | University | - | , |
| Faculté des sciences كلية العلوم | University | - | , |
| Higher School of Management | College | - | Visit → |
| INSFP Mansourah | College | - | , |
| Institut de formation des imams | College | - | , |
| Institut des Sciences et techniques Appliquées - Pôle Kiffane - | University | - | Visit → |
| Institut national spécialisé dans les industries traditionnelles Tlemcen | College | - | , |
| Institut Paramedical Abderrahman Sedjelmaci | University | - | , |
| ITE | University | - | , |
| Nouveau Pôle Universitaire Abou Bekr Belkaid | University | - | Visit → |
| PROTECH Espace Internet | College | - | Visit → |
| Université de Tlemcen -Pôle Imama- | University | - | , |
| University of Abou Bekr Belkaïd | University | - | Visit → |
| المدرسة الوطنية لمهندسي المدينة | University | - | , |
| المركز التكوين المهني عين الدفلى | College | - | , |
| كلية العلوم الإسلامية | University | - | , |
| معهد العلوم السياسية | College | - | , |
Schools in Tlemcen
37 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primaire Rabiaa Boudjenan إبتدائية ربيعة بوجنان ⴰⵖⴻⵔⴱⴰⵣ ⴰⵎⵣⵡⴰⵔⵓ ⵔⴰⴱⵉⵄⴰ ⴱⵓⵊⵏⴰⵏ | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Comandant Farradj | - | - | - | - |
| École primaire Hamri Ahmed | - | - | - | - |
| École primaire Etalalissi | - | - | - | - |
| École Jules Bouty | - | - | - | - |
| C.E.M Sidi Chaker | - | - | - | - |
| technicum ibn saad kiffane | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée el-Mechouar | - | - | - | - |
| CEM El Khansaa | - | - | - | - |
| École primaire Affif Eddine Tlemceni | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Besseghir Lakhdar | - | - | - | - |
| C.E.M Djellad Ahmed | - | - | - | - |
| CEM des Filles Salima Taleb متوسطة البنات سليمة طالب ⵜⴰⵍⵎⵎⴰⵙⵜ ⵙⴰⵍⵉⵎⴰ ⵟⴰⵍⴻⴱ | - | - | - | - |
| متوسطة دار الحديث | - | - | - | - |
| مدرسة الأطفال المعوقين بصريا المجاهدة قوار زوليخة | - | - | - | - |
| École Primaire Kedrouci Mohamed | - | - | - | - |
| ابتدائية بن سهلة بومدين | - | - | - | - |
| متوسطة الشهيد التريدي محمد | - | - | - | - |
| مدرسة إبتدائية مدني أحمد | - | - | - | - |
| ثانوية مليحة حميدو | - | - | - | - |
| Abdelkrim Meghili | - | - | - | - |
| SIBAWAIH language school | - | - | - | - |
| AWIT Trisomie | - | - | - | - |
| AWIT Trisomie | - | - | - | - |
| Dahlias Institute | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Yaghmoracen | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Polyvalent Ahmed Benzekri | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Dr Ben Zerdjeb | - | - | - | - |
| École Ben Zarro | - | - | - | - |
| CEM Ibn Khaldoun | - | - | - | - |
| École Bachir El Ibrahimi | - | - | - | - |
| ثانوية ابو تشفين | - | - | - | - |
| CEM Cherif Molay Driss (Pasteur Garçons) | - | - | - | - |
| École primaire Pasteur Garçons | - | - | - | - |
| École Les Cerisiers | - | - | - | - |
| Lycée Miloud Boumechra | - | - | - | - |
| Pasteur Filles | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Tlemcen
1 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radio Tlemcen | local radio | AAC |
Museums in Tlemcen
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musée d'Art et d'Histoire de La ville de Tlemcen | ||||
| Musée d'El Moudjahid | ||||
| Terrace el-Mechouar | ||||
| المتحف العمومي الوطني للآثار الإسلامية | ||||
| المركب التاريخي للولاية الخامسة | ||||
| متحف سيدي أبي الحسن التنسي |
Libraries in Tlemcen
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliothèque centrale d'université مكتبة الجامعة المركزية | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque centrale المكتبة المركزية | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque comunalle | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Mohamed Dib | 0.0 | |||||
| مكتبة بودغن العامة | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Tlemcen
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ex souk elfellah Boudghène | |||||
| Grand marché de Tlemcen | |||||
| Marché Couvert | |||||
| Marché de fruits et légumes | |||||
| Marché de fruits et légumes | |||||
| Marché de fruits et légumes | |||||
| Marché de Gros de Fruits et légumes | |||||
| Marché de Hennaya | |||||
| Marché des Moutons | |||||
| Marché du dimache | |||||
| Marché hebdomaire des voituresRemchi | |||||
| Marché Public | |||||
| السوق الأسبوعي للأغنام |
Hotels in Tlemcen
16 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Tlemcen
33 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Tlemcen
39 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cinemas in Tlemcen
3 cinemas within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in Tlemcen
1 theatres within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Tlemcen
2 monuments within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Castles in Tlemcen
4 castles within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Theme Parks in Tlemcen
1 theme parks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Tlemcen
6 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Tlemcen
1 train stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Tlemcen
4 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Tlemcen
7 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Tlemcen
24 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Tlemcen
4 shopping malls within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Tlemcen
2 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Tlemcen
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Tlemcen
4 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Oran Es-Sénia (Ahmed Ben Bella) International Airport | ORN | Large Airport |
| Oujda Angads Airport | OUD | Large Airport |
| Zenata – Messali El Hadj Airport | TLM | Large Airport |
| Sidi Bel Abbes Airport | BFW | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Tlemcen
5 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Algérie Poste بريد الجزائر | |
| Bureau de poste | |
| دي إتش إل | |
| مكتب البريد والمواصلات الكرز | |
| مكتب بريد الجزائر |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Tlemcen
43 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Abi-ther-al-ghiffari | |
| Dar el-Hadith | |
| Great mosque | |
| mosque el mefrouche | |
| Mosquée | |
| Mosquée Al-Chorfa | |
| Mosquée Bab Zir | |
| Mosquée Bilal | |
| Mosquée d'El Mechouar | |
| Mosquée de Sidi Said | |
| Mosquée des Chorfas جامع الشرفاء ⵊⴰⵎⴰⵄ ⵛⵓⵕⴼⴰ | |
| Mosquée El Mafrouche | |
| Mosquée El Moussalla | |
| Mosquée Lalla Gheriba مسجد لالة غريبة ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵖⵔⵉⴱⴰ | |
| Mosquée Lalla Reya مسجد لالة رية ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵍⴰⵍⵍⴰ ⵔⴻⵢⵢⴰ | |
| Mosquée les oliviers | |
| Mosquée Madrassa | |
| Mosquée Omar bin Abdul Aziz | |
| Mosquée Sidi Boumediene مسجد سيدي بومدين ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⴱⵓⵎⴷⵢⴻⵏ | |
| Mosquée Sidi El Haloui مسجد سيدي الحلوي ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵍⵃⴰⵍⵡⵉ |
Explore Near Tlemcen
Quick Facts
Around Tlemcen
Places within 5 km radius - OpenStreetMap data
Things to See Near Tlemcen
13 places within 15 km
- • Mausolée de Sidi Abdellah lbaal
- • Ruines de la mosquée de Mansourah -ⴰⵙⴻⴷⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⵣⴳⵉⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵎⴰⵏⵚⵓⵕⴰ
- • Palais el-Mechouar
- • Grotte de Beni Add
- • Grotte de Beni Add
- • Djbel Attar
- • Mont Rmaylia
- • Minaret de Mansourah
- • Ruine d'Agadir " bab romana"
- • Ruines de Mansourah
- • Ruines de Mansourah
- • LAC
- • Mirador Lalla Setti
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What is the population of Tlemcen?
Tlemcen has a population of 173,531 residents and is located in Algeria. The population density is 50 people per square mile, spread across 3,498.5 square miles.
What is the weather like in Tlemcen?
Tlemcen enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 60°F (16°C). Winter temperatures average 46°F in January, while summers reach an average of 78°F in July. The area receives 302 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 18.5 inches.