Djelfa

Djelfa () is the capital city of Djelfa Province, Algeria and the site of ancient city and former bishopric Fallaba, which remains a Latin catholic titular see.

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Djelfa is a city and commune in Algeria, serving as the capital of both Djelfa Province and Djelfa District. Established in 1852, the municipality is situated at an elevation of 1,100 meters above sea level. It operates within the UTC+01:00 time zone and uses the postal code 17000.

The city covers an area of 542.17 square kilometers and has a population of 265,833. Its native labels include الجلفة and ⵊⴻⵍⴼⴰ. Djelfa is located in the administrative territorial entity of Djelfa District.

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Place details

Locality: Djelfa ⴵⴻⵍⴼⴰ الجلفة
Region: الجلفة ⵍⵊⴻⵍⴼⴰ
Country: ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population: 265,833
Timezone: Africa/Algiers

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PM2.5: 9.2 µg/m³
PM10: 16.7 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Djelfa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_map: Dz - 17 - Djelfa.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 180px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Djelfa Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Djelfa District
Settlement.area_total_km2: 542.17
Settlement.elevation_m: 1,110
Settlement.population_total: 590,000
Settlement.population_as_of: 2024
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Country: France
Located in: Djelfa District
Population: 158679
Area: 542.17
Elevation: 1100
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: Djelfa District
Image: Djelfabul.JPG

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Commons category: Djelfa
postal code: 17000
inception: 1852-01-01
native label: ⵊⴻⵍⴼⴰ
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Travel guide

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There are daily high-speed trains from Algiers.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Geography
Climate
Ecclesiastical history
Titular see
Culture
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Djelfa () is the capital city of Djelfa Province, Algeria and the site of ancient city and former bishopric Fallaba, which remains a Latin catholic titular see.

It has a population of 520,622 (2019 census). The city lies at the junction of the N1 and the N46 roads.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Djelfa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.