Merouana

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Merouana

Total population

38,656

Elevation992 m

Land area509.97 km²

Coordinates35.63°, 5.91°

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

Merouana is a city in Batna Province, Algeria. It is situated around 40 km from Batna City, and is inhabited by the Chaoui Berbers. Merouana is one of the oldest local daïras (districts). It is the capital of the Belzma Plain and Belzma National Park.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

L

Larbi Dahou

Algerian politician

Massinissa (singer)

Algerian singer

Ziza Massika

died in Algerian war (1934-1959)

Ammar Negadi

Algerian writer

Abdelaziz Belaïd

Algerian politician

Ahmed Khamari

Algerian painter

Aïssa Brahimi

Algerian singer and musician

M

Meriem Saâdane

Salim Boukhanchouche

Algerian professional footballer

M

Mounir Amrane

Algerian association football player (1978-)

D

Djabir Naamoune

Algerian association football player

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

Nearby places in Batna

• Ali N'Mer
  2 mi away
• Mechtat Cheddi
  5.5 mi away
• Hassi Ouled Mehenna
  5.7 mi away
• Dekhlet Ben Kiyal
  5.7 mi away
• Ouled Menaa
  6.6 mi away
• Mechtat Knou Zitoune
  6.6 mi away
• Taxlent
  6.6 mi away · pop. 8,605
• Mechtat Sakhrat
  7.1 mi away
• Chaabet Ouled Chelih
  8.8 mi away
• R'Hawet
  8.8 mi away
• Mechtat H'Djazet
  8.8 mi away
• Chaâbet Tinibaouine
  11.6 mi away

Browse all places in Batna →

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

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Seen 2026-05-13

Austaut's Blue

Polyommatus celina

Seen 2026-05-13

Aetherie Fritillary

Melitaea aetherie

Seen 2026-05-08

Blue Rock-Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Seen 2026-05-08

King's-spear

Asphodeline lutea

Seen 2026-05-06

Silver Sage

Salvia argentea

Seen 2026-05-06

Euphorbia clementei

Euphorbia clementei

Seen 2025-11-03

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Seen 2025-10-15

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

Seen 2025-05-18

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