El Achir

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

El Achir is a town and commune in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 18,149.

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

Roger Couard

French association football player (1911-2001)

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Aïssa Boudechicha

Algerian footballer

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Fadela Benrabia

French official

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Salah Ben Djoudi Benabdellah

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

Nearby places in Bordj Bou Arréridj

• Makhamra
  1.9 mi away
• Lachbour
  2.5 mi away
• Ouiss
  3.3 mi away
• Toubou
  4.2 mi away
• Ourassen
  6 mi away
• Bordj Bou Arreridjj
  7.4 mi away · pop. 168,346
• Ouled Agla
  7.9 mi away
• El Euch Oufalkou
  8.6 mi away
• El Hammadia
  8.8 mi away
• Mansoura
  9 mi away
• Laghoual
  9.1 mi away
• Mkhazene
  10.6 mi away

Browse all places in Bordj Bou Arréridj →

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

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Seen 2026-09-24

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Seen 2026-09-24

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Seen 2026-09-24

Common Coot

Fulica atra

Seen 2026-09-24

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-09-24

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