Ksar Boukhari
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Ksar Boukhari
Ksar el oukhari قصر البخاري Boughari | |
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Commune and town | |
| File:Ksar el Boukhari قصر البخاري.jpg | |
| Nickname: Boughari | |
| File:DZ 26 Ksar El Boukhari.svg | |
Ksar Boukhari is located in Algeria Ksar Boukhari | |
| Coordinates: 35°53′8″N 2°45′3″E / 35.88556°N 2.75083°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Province | Médéa Province |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 67,813 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Ksar Boukhari is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 59,634.[1] The town is bordered by woods and the Atlas mountains, and is built on the Chelif river. The old walled quarter is on a hill overlooking the main modern town. Ksar el-Boukhari is a commercial centre for pastoral peoples of the interior of Algeria, who trade in wool, livestock and cereals. It also supports a local carpet industry.[citation needed] Immediately northwest is the village and fort of Boghar (Balcon du Sud), a strategic command post.[2]
References
- ↑ Municipalities of Algeria - Statoids
- ↑ Abdullah, Mansur G., Michael J. Anderson, et al, "Ksar el-Boukhari". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2013.
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