El Khroub

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El Khroub

Total population

90,122

Elevation650 m

Land area244.65 km²

Coordinates36.26°, 6.70°

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 Khroub is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 179,033. it is a city in eastern Algeria, located a few kilometers from the city of Constantine. El Khroub is known for its archaeological site housing the tomb of Massinissa, around which a new city of the same name (Massinissa) was built.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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

A

Abdelhamid Mehri

Algerian politician (1926–2012)

G

Georges Juskiewenski

French politician

H

Hamza Banoub

Algerian footballer (1984-2012)

A

Abdelhamid Aberkane

Algerian politician

Bachir Chihani

Algerian politician

A

Amir Belaïli

association football player

D

Derrieu

French physician and parasitologist

B

Brahim Dib

Algerian association football player

K

Khaled Bouhakak

M

Messaoud Belloucif

Algerian footballer

A

Abdelkrim Zefzef

Algerian footballer

E

Embarek Maghmoul

French official

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

Nearby places in Constantine

• Cecima
  606.5 mi away · pop. 276
• Zeme
  626 mi away · pop. 1,197
• Castelnovetto
  629.4 mi away · pop. 643
• Guardamiglio
  631 mi away · pop. 2,672
• Pomponesco
  632.6 mi away · pop. 1,717
• San Fiorano
  633.3 mi away · pop. 1,635
• Casalmaggiore
  633.5 mi away · pop. 15,265
• Torricella del Pizzo
  633.7 mi away · pop. 655
• San Martino del Pizzolano
  633.9 mi away
• Cornovecchio
  634.3 mi away · pop. 214
• Codogno
  634.6 mi away · pop. 15,439
• Torriano
  634.6 mi away · pop. 949

Browse all places in Constantine →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about El Khroub

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Semipunctated Shield Bug

Graphosoma semipunctatum

Seen 2026-06-05

Perotis unicolor

Perotis unicolor

Seen 2026-06-05

Variegated Lady Beetle

Hippodamia variegata

Seen 2026-06-05

Macroscytus brunneus

Macroscytus brunneus

Seen 2026-06-05

Phytoecia melanocephala

Phytoecia melanocephala

Seen 2026-06-04

Algerian Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata algerica

Seen 2026-06-04

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-06-04

Common Pill Woodlouse

Armadillidium vulgare

Seen 2026-06-04

Holcogaster fibulata

Holcogaster fibulata

Seen 2026-06-04

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of El Khroub, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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