Aïn Kercha is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.
Aïn Kercha | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Coordinates: 35°55′N 6°42′E / 35.917°N 6.700°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Oum El Bouaghi Province |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 30,575 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Localities of the commune
editThe commune of Aïn Kercha is composed of 10 localities:[1]
- Centre Aïn Kercha
- Graa Saïda
- Ouled Ahmed Ben Sassi
- Oued Kercha
- Kercha Seghira
- El Karma
- Madjen Dahri
- Madjen El Guebli
- Dakhla
- Kessar Touadjène
2014 plane crash
editOn 11 February 2014, a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Algerian Air Force crashed near Aïn Kercha, killing 77 of the 78 people on board.
References
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- ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d`oum El Bouagh" [Decree n ° 84-365, fixing the composition, the consistency and the territorial limits of the communes. Wilaya d`oum El Bouagh] (PDF). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne (in French) (67): 1479. 19 December 1984. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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