Khenchela

Khenchela (; ; anciently Mascula) is the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province (Wilaya), in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly populated by Berber Chaouis.

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Locality: Khenchela ⵅⴻⵏⵛⵍⴰ خنشلة
Region: خنشلة ⵅⴻⵏⵛⵍⴻⵜ
Country: ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population: 114,472
Timezone: Africa/Algiers

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Khenchela
Settlement.official_name: City of Khenchela
Settlement.type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Khenchela.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the city
Settlement.image_map: DZ-40 Khenchela.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Khenchela within Khenchela Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Khenchela within Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Khenchela
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Khenchela
Settlement.seat_type: District seat
Settlement.leader_title: PMA Seats
Settlement.leader_name: 33
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Population: 108580
Elevation: 1128
Image: Mosquée Ben Badis à Khenchela, (Algérie).jpg

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Commons category: Khenchela
postal code: 40000
P12749: G-type main-sequence star
native label: ⵅⴻⵏⵛⵍⴰ

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==History== thumb|Statue of Queen Kahina in Baghai, Khenchela province Kahina led a decades long war against the Islamic conquest in the 7th century and built a castle here. During the Barbary period there were many inter-town conflicts over water resources.