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Bir El Djir

Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 0°33′15″W / 35.73667°N 0.55417°W / 35.73667; -0.55417
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Bir El Djir
Commune and town
Bir El Djir is located in Algeria
Bir El Djir
Bir El Djir
Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 0°33′15″W / 35.73667°N 0.55417°W / 35.73667; -0.55417
Country Algeria
ProvinceOran Province
DistrictBir El Djir District
Area
 • Total12.53 sq mi (32.46 km2)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total171,883
 • Density13,710/sq mi (5,295/km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Postal code
31130

Bir El Djir (Arabic: بئر الجير), formerly known as Arcole, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people.

Toponymy

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The name of the town is thought to come from the Arabic words بئر (bir) and جِير (jir), which together translate roughly as "spring [of] the lime", or "lime spring". During the French colonial period, the town was called Arcole, which referred to the Battle of Arcole.

University

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Bir El Djir hosts the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed [1]

2022 Mediterranean Games

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Bir El Djir is one of the three venues that held the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Presentation of the University". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
  2. ^ "2021 Official Website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-25.