Draa Essamar

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Draa Essamar

Total population

9,661

Coordinates36.27°, 2.72°

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Draa Essamar is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 7,465.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Djamel Tlemçani

Algerian footballer

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

Edmond Faral

French academic, Administrator of the College de France (1882–1958)

Bologhine ibn Ziri

First leader of the Sanhaja Berber dynasty of Zirids (r. 972–984)

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Ilyas Abbadi

Algerian boxer

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Mostefa Lacheraf

Algerian journalist and sociologist (1917-2007)

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Mohamed Bencheneb

Algerian academic (1869-1929)

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Abdelkader Zaïbek

Algerian politician

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Ahmed Hadj Hamdi

Algerian journalist (1931-1960)

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Brahim Hadjadj

Algerian actor (1934-1996)

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Mahboub Bati

Algerian musician (1919-2000)

Pierre Ségelle

French politician (1899–1960)

Saadane Benbabaali

Algerian writer

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Amine Megateli

Algerian footballer

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Mohamed Benaissa

footballer

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Mohamed Oukrif

footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Médéa

• Medea
  2.8 mi away · pop. 138,355
• Oued Harbil
  5.8 mi away · pop. 5,049
• Ouzera
  7.3 mi away · pop. 12,650
• Ouamri
  9 mi away · pop. 18,000
• Benchicao
  9.1 mi away
• Hannacha
  10.3 mi away · pop. 4,882
• Berrouaghia
  14.7 mi away · pop. 60,152
• El Omaria
  17.2 mi away · pop. 20,705
• Zoubiria
  17.6 mi away · pop. 9,236
• Ouled Deide
  20 mi away · pop. 5,355
• Seghouane
  21.6 mi away · pop. 6,000
• Baata
  22.4 mi away · pop. 856

Browse all places in Médéa →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Miniature umbrella tree

Heptapleurum arboricola

Seen 2026-05-09

Onopordum macracanthum

Onopordum macracanthum

Seen 2026-05-09

Glandular Plantain

Plantago afra

Seen 2026-05-09

Night-flowering Catchfly

Silene nocturna

Seen 2026-05-09

Italian arum

Arum italicum

Seen 2026-05-09

Three-cornered garlic

Allium triquetrum

Seen 2026-05-09

Barbary Macaque

Macaca sylvanus

Seen 2026-05-09

French broom

Genista monspessulana

Seen 2026-05-09

Italian Woundwort

Stachys ocymastrum

Seen 2026-05-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Draa Essamar, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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