Tadjena

Coordinates: 36°19′N 1°08′E / 36.317°N 1.133°E / 36.317; 1.133

Tadjena
Commune and town
Country	Algeria
Province	Chlef Province
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Tadjena

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.

Chlef Province

Capital: Chlef

Districts	Abou El Hassan Aïn Merane Beni Haoua Boukadir Chlef El Karimia El Marsa Oued Fodda Ouled Ben Abdelkader Ouled Farès Taougrit Ténès Zeboudja

Communes	Abou El Hassen Ain Merane Benairia Beni Bouateb Beni Haoua Beni Rached Boukadir Bouzghaia Breira Chettia Chlef Dahra El Hadjadj El Karimia El Marsa Harchoun Harenfa Labiod Medjadja Moussadek Oued Fodda Oued Gousine Oued Sly Ouled Abbes Ouled Ben Abdelkader Ouled Fares Oum Drou Sendjas Sidi Abderrahmane Sidi Akkacha Sobha Tadjna Talassa Taougrit Ténès Zeboudja

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Tadjena

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