HISTORY
The origin of its name is “Talem” which means source or pocket of water. For the researcher George Murci this name comes from the Berber Tala (source) and Masan (dry) and thus gives Tlemcen: the dry or dried up source.
The city is rooted in the depths of civilization as evidenced by the magnificence of religious monuments and old mosques and other more recent ones, places of knowledge and spirituality.
The city is rooted in
Tlemcen is known for these historic monuments of tourist and cultural value and a unique touch. Where the visitor glimpses the splendor of the ancient Islamic civilization.
Culture is also in the spotlight with the annual festivals held. Tlemcen is also the capital of the arts with its music schools, famous hotels, festivals including the Maghreb music festival, the international Sufi cultural festival, the haouzi festival,
Thanks to its fertile lands and a good rainfall which waters its plains,
Tlemcen is a pole of importance in the field of agriculture.
GENERAL INFORMATIONS
The wilaya of Tlemcen occupies a position of choice within the national whole. wilaya, both border and coastal with a coastline of 73 km, the wilaya covers an area of 9017.69 km². The capital of the wilaya is located 432 km west of the capital, Algiers.
Tlemcen is an ancestral city with a rich past, man has been interested in it since time immemorial, it experienced its golden age in the era of Arab-Islamic civilization, it was indeed a center of radiation of civilizations, a prestigious city for its culture and its urbanism to such an extent that historians have nicknamed it the Grenada of Africa, the pearl of the Maghreb.
