Draa Essamar

Draa Essamar is a town and commune in , . According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 7,465.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 9,660 residents
  • Description: town and commune In Medea Province, Algeria
  • Also known as: “Draa Esmar”, “Draâ Esmar”, “Draâ Essamar”, “Draa Smar”, and “Lodi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abbey of Our Lady of Atlas.

Church
Photo: Ps2613, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Catholic monastery of Trappists, inaugurated on March 7, 1938, in Tibhirine, close to , in . The abbey became more known in 1996, when seven monks were kidnapped from the monastery, during the Algerian Civil War, and were killed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tamesguida and Wadi Harbil.

Village
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is a town and commune in , . According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 4,964. is situated 6 km northwest of Draa Essamar.

Village
Photo: Habib kaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oued Harbil is a town and commune in , . According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 4,768. is situated 9 km southwest of Draa Essamar.

Village
Photo: Habib kaki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town and commune in , . is situated 10 km southeast of Draa Essamar.

Draa Essamar

Latitude
36.27493° or 36° 16′ 30″ north
Longitude
2.71835° or 2° 43′ 6″ east
Population
9,660
Elevation
880 metres (2,887 feet)
Open location code
8F847PF9+X8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 443042635
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2499095
Wiki­data ID
Q3038466
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Draa Essamar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلدية ذراع السمار”
  • Arabic: “ذراع السمار”
  • Chinese: “Draa Essamar”
  • Chinese: “德拉埃薩馬爾”
  • Dutch: “Draa Essamar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ذراع السمار”
  • French: “Draa Essamar”
  • French: “Draa Smar”
  • French: “Lodi (Algérie)”
  • Italian: “Draa Essamar”
  • Kabyle: “Draɛ Ssemmar”
  • Malay: “Draa Essamar”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Draa Essamar”
  • Persian: “ذراع سمار”
  • Portuguese: “Draa Essamar”
  • Romanian: “Draa Essamar”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ذراع سمار”
  • Spanish: “Draa Essamar”
  • Uzbek: “Draa Essamar”
  • Vietnamese: “Draa Essamar”
  • Vietnamese: “Draa Smar”

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