Beni Snous Explained

Official Name:	Beni Snous
Other Name:	Ayt Snus
Native Name:	بني سنوس ⴰⵢⵜ ⵙⵏⵓⵙ
Settlement Type:	Commune and town
Mapsize:	180px
Pushpin Map:	Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Algeria
Subdivision Name1:	Tlemcen Province
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Beni Snous District
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Population As Of:	2008
Population Total:	11318
Utc Offset:	+1
Coordinates:	34.643°N -1.5615°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal Code
Postal Code:	13037

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

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

34.68°N -1.4731°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.centrederechercheberbere.fr/snous.html Le dialecte berbère des Beni Snous (Algérie), sur le site du centre de recherche berbère
2. Web site: Communes of Algeria. Statoids. December 12, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101129052613/http://statoids.com/ydz.html. 29 November 2010 . live.
3. http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1500.pdf 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