Batna is the main city and capital of Batna Province in Algeria, located in the Aures Mountains at an elevation of 1,048 meters, with a population of 290,645 recorded in the 2008 census, making it Algeria's fifth-largest city. It serves as a principal center for the Chaoui people and is considered the capital of the Aures region, and it played a pivotal role in Algeria's war of independence, hosting the revolutionary command headquarters from 1954 to 1962; the conflict itself began on November 1, 1954, when mujahedeen attacked the city's barracks. Its position provides a natural passage through the mountains to the Sahara, which drew Roman settlement in antiquity and French military interest from 1844.
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Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikidata: Batna
- Wikidata Q338844, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikidata Q338844 P571, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
P571 value year 1844
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 6.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 35.75, 6.25
35.75 6.25 BSk
3. GeoNames: Batna - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2505572, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2505572, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
35.55597 6.17414 P PPLA DZ 03 289504 1037 Africa/Algiers
Batna (Wikipedia)
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