Lahmar

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Lahmar

Total population

1,961

Elevation939 m

Land area820 km²

Coordinates31.93°, -2.26°

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

City facts

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Overview

Lahmar is a town and commune, and capital of Lahmar District, in Béchar Province, western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,969, up from 1,404 in 1998, and its population growth rate is 3.5%, the highest in the province. The commune covers an area of 820 square kilometres (320 sq mi).

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).

Nearby places in Béchar

• Souissifa
  2.5 mi away
• Mougheul
  6.7 mi away
• Bechar
  22 mi away · pop. 165,627
• Kenadsa
  28 mi away · pop. 14,060
• Fendi
  46.3 mi away
• Beni Ounif
  59.8 mi away · pop. 11,209
• Abadla
  68 mi away · pop. 13,636
• Erg Ferradj
  69.4 mi away · pop. 4,554
• El Djorf El Barda
  71.1 mi away
• Taghit
  71.5 mi away · pop. 6,505
• Mechraa Houari Boumediene
  74.7 mi away · pop. 3,088
• Hamaguir
  85 mi away

Browse all places in Béchar →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

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Gallery

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