Aïn Kercha Explained

Official Name:	Aïn Kercha
Settlement Type:	Commune and town
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:	300
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Algeria
Subdivision Name1:	Oum El Bouaghi Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2008
Population Total:	30575
Utc Offset:	+1

Aïn Kercha is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.

Localities of the commune

The commune of Aïn Kercha is composed of 10 localities:^[1]

2014 plane crash

On 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed near Aïn Kercha, killing 77 of the 78 people on board.

References

1. 19 December 1984. Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d`oum El Bouagh. Decree n ° 84-365, fixing the composition, the consistency and the territorial limits of the communes. Wilaya d`oum El Bouagh. Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. fr. 67. 1479. 3 October 2019. vanc.