Beni_Snous

Beni Snous

Beni Snous

Commune and town in Tlemcen Province, Algeria

For the dialect, see Beni Snous dialect.

Beni Snous or Aït Snous (in berber: ⴰⵢⵜ ⵙⵏⵓⵙ, Ayt Snus[1] and in Arabic: بني سنوس) is a town and commune in Tlemcen Province in northwestern Algeria.[2]

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Situation

Beni Snous Commune's territory is situated in the west of the wilaya of Tlemcen. The city of El Fahs (Beni Hammou), is situated at 41 km in the South-West of Tlemcen.

Relief and hydrography

The municipality of Beni Snous is situated on the monts de Tlemcen (Mounts of Tlemcen)

Localities of the municipality

In 1984, the commune of Beni Snous is constituted from the following localities:[3]

  • El-Fahs (chef-lieu)
  • Menzel
  • Khémis
  • Ouled Moussa
  • Ouled Arbi
  • Béni Achir
  • Mzoughen Aimani
  • Sidi Larbi
  • Mazer
  • Ouled Bouchama
  • Béni Zidaz
  • Gasba

References

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  1. [1]
    Le dialecte berbère des Beni Snous (Algérie), sur le site du centre de recherche berbère
  2. [2]
    "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved December 12, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Décret n°84-365 fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriales des communes (wilaya de Tlemcen), Journal officiel de la République algérienne, 19 décembre 1984, p. 1500

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