Bir El Djir Explained

Official Name:Bir El Djir
Settlement Type:Commune and town
Mapsize:180px
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Name1:Oran Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bir El Djir District
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:32.46
Population As Of:2009
Population Total:171883
Population Density Km2:5,295
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:35.7367°N -0.5542°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:31130

Bir El Djir (ar|بئر الجير), formerly known as French: Arcole, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people.

Toponymy

The name of the town is thought to come from the Arabic words Arabic: بئر and Arabic: جِير, which together translate roughly as "spring [of] the lime", or "lime spring". During the French colonial period, the town was called French: Arcole, which referred to the Battle of Arcole.

University

Bir El Djir hosts the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed [1]

2022 Mediterranean Games

Bir El Djir is one of the three venues that held the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presentation of the University . 2017-08-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113192708/http://www.univ-oran2.dz/index.php/fr/presentation/presentation-de-l-universite . 2018-01-13 . dead .
  2. Web site: 2021 Official Website. 2017-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153439/http://candidature-oran-jm2021.org/. 2018-08-09. dead.