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.
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.
Bir El Djir hosts the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed [1]
Bir El Djir is one of the three venues that held the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.[2]