Ouzera

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Ouzera

Total population

12,650

Elevation1005 m

Coordinates36.25°, 2.85°

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

Ouzera is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. As of 2008, its population was 12,650. It is located around 75 miles south of Algiers. The city is along the Tell Atlas mountain range and is just south of Chrea National Park. The climate is quite cool, averaging 50 to 60 degrees year round.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

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Djamel Tlemçani

Algerian footballer

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

Edmond Faral

French academic, Administrator of the College de France (1882–1958)

Bologhine ibn Ziri

First leader of the Sanhaja Berber dynasty of Zirids (r. 972–984)

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Ilyas Abbadi

Algerian boxer

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Mostefa Lacheraf

Algerian journalist and sociologist (1917-2007)

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Mohammed Bencheneb

Algerian academic (1869-1929)

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Abdelkader Zaïbek

Algerian politician

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Ahmed Hadj Hamdi

Algerian journalist (1931-1960)

Brahim Hadjadj

Algerian actor (1934-1996)

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Mahboub Bati

Algerian musician (1919-2000)

Pierre Ségelle

French politician (1899–1960)

Saadane Benbabaali

Algerian writer

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Amine Megateli

Algerian footballer

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Mohamed Benaissa

footballer

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Mohamed Oukrif

footballer

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

Nearby places in Médéa

• Benhaddou Bouhadjar
  1.4 mi away
• Beni Aich
  2.6 mi away
• Benchicao
  3.6 mi away
• Djamaâ Roussoul
  3.9 mi away
• Masconi
  4 mi away
• Medea
  4.5 mi away · pop. 138,355
• El Gharfa
  4.8 mi away
• Awlad Al Arabi
  4.9 mi away
• Tizi Mahdi
  5.2 mi away · pop. 2,655
• El Ghezarza
  5.3 mi away
• R'mali
  5.9 mi away
• Ouled Sidi Ali
  6.1 mi away

Browse all places in Médéa →

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

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-10-04

Barbary Macaque

Macaca sylvanus

Seen 2026-08-29

Origanum floribundum

Origanum floribundum

Seen 2026-07-03

Green Olive Tree

Phillyrea latifolia

Seen 2026-05-10

Rose silene

Eudianthe coeli-rosa

Seen 2026-05-10

rough poppy

Roemeria sicula

Seen 2026-05-10

strawberry tree

Arbutus unedo

Seen 2026-05-10

Sedum pubescens

Sedum pubescens

Seen 2026-05-10

Common Kidney-Vetch

Anthyllis vulneraria

Seen 2026-05-10

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