Ksar Boukhari

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Ksar Boukhari
Ksar el oukhari قصر البخاري
Boughari
Commune and town
Ksar el Boukhari قصر البخاري.jpg
Nickname(s): 
Boughari
DZ 26 Ksar El Boukhari.svg
Ksar Boukhari is located in Algeria
Ksar Boukhari
Ksar Boukhari
Coordinates: 35°53′8″N 2°45′3″E / 35.88556°N 2.75083°E / 35.88556; 2.75083
Country Algeria
ProvinceMédéa Province
Population
 (2008)
 • Total67,813
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Ksar Boukhari is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 59,634.[1] The town is bordered by woods and the Atlas mountains, and is built on the Chelif river.

The old walled quarter is on a hill overlooking the main modern town. Ksar el-Boukhari is a commercial centre for pastoral peoples of the interior of Algeria, who trade in wool, livestock and cereals. It also supports a local carpet industry.

Immediately northwest is the village and fort of Boghar (Balcon du Sud), a strategic command post. [2]

References[]

  1. ^ Municipalities of Algeria - Statoids
  2. ^ Abdullah, Mansur G., Michael J. Anderson, et al, "Ksar el-Boukhari". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2013.

Coordinates: 35°53′08″N 2°45′03″E / 35.88556°N 2.75083°E / 35.88556; 2.75083


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