Sidi Chami

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Sidi Chami

Total population

114,050

Founded

1845

Elevation92 m

Coordinates35.66°, -0.52°

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

Sidi Elchahmi is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria. In 1998, it has a population of 58,857.

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

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

Nearby places in Oran

• Sidi Maarouf
  1.9 mi away
• El Braya
  2 mi away · pop. 6,292
• Hassi El Biod
  2.1 mi away
• Hassi Bounif
  2.7 mi away · pop. 63,581
• Douar Sidi Maarouf
  3 mi away
• Emir Abdelkader
  3.1 mi away
• Hassi Ameur
  4.2 mi away
• El Kerma
  4.2 mi away · pop. 25,636
• Bir El Djir
  5 mi away · pop. 171,883
• Hassi Ben Okba
  5.6 mi away · pop. 13,905
• Hassiane Etoual
  5.7 mi away
• Es-Senia
  5.8 mi away · pop. 97,500

Browse all places in Oran →

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

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-06-05

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-05

Thalpomena algeriana

Thalpomena algeriana

Seen 2026-05-20

Mediterranean fan palm

Chamaerops humilis

Seen 2026-05-15

Hybrid Ryegrass

Lolium × boucheanum

Seen 2026-05-14

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

Seen 2026-05-14

Echium sabulicola decipiens

Echium sabulicola decipiens

Seen 2026-05-14

tree tobacco

Nicotiana glauca

Seen 2026-05-14

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-05-14

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

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Sidi Chami, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.