El Aricha

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

Overview

Aricha is a small village in Northwestern Algeria and the capital of El Aricha Province. It lies at the intersection of Tlemcen Province in the north, the Wilaya de Sidi Bel Abbes to the east and south Wilaya of Naâma to the west the Moroccan border.

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).

Nearby places in Tlemcen

• Muhammad Salah
  43.9 mi away
• Zalboun
  44.4 mi away
• Ain Taslit
  55.6 mi away
• Dar Mtaa el Anabra
  74.6 mi away
• Meinedo
  617.4 mi away · pop. 4,052
• Casais
  620.3 mi away · pop. 1,401
• Ferreiró
  630.5 mi away
• Veli Rat
  1098.4 mi away · pop. 91
• Brgulje
  1101.5 mi away · pop. 63
• Zverinac
  1101.8 mi away · pop. 55
• Savar
  1102.2 mi away · pop. 35
• Brbinj
  1102.3 mi away · pop. 70

Browse all places in Tlemcen →

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

Myriochila melancholica

Myriochila melancholica

Seen 2026-07-04

Temminck's Lark

Eremophila bilopha

Seen 2026-05-08

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Bubo ascalaphus

Seen 2026-05-08

Red-rumped Wheatear

Oenanthe moesta

Seen 2026-04-04

Tristram's Warbler

Curruca deserticola

Seen 2026-04-04

Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Seen 2026-03-28

Kentish Plover

Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Seen 2026-03-28

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