Tadjena Explained

36.3167°N 9°W

Official Name:Tadjena
Settlement Type:Commune and town
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Name1:Chlef Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Abou El Hassan
Unit Pref:Imperial
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Tadjena (Arabic: تدجنة) (formerly Fromentin) is a town in the Dahra mountains in Chlef Province in central Algeria, with a population of about 23,000; its altitude is 438 m.

History

The settlement of Tadjena was originally named after Eugene Fromentin, a French painter and poet who spent a lot of time in Algeria. The Tadjena massacre in 1997 occurred in two villages nearby.

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