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Ben Aknoun

Coordinates: 36°45′N 3°00′E / 36.750°N 3.000°E / 36.750; 3.000
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Ben Aknoun
بن عكنون
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAlgiers
Area
 • Land3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total18,838
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Ministry of Finance building, the Immueble Ahmed Francis

Ben Aknoun (Template:Lang-ar) is a commune of Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, the commune's population was 18,838.[1]

The Ministry of Finance has its head office in the Immeuble Ahmed Francis (Ahmed Francis Building) in Ben Aknoun.[2]

Education

American International School of Algiers' villa in Ben Aknoun in 2016.

The presence of a large diplomatic community in Ben Aknoun prompted the creation of international educational institutions. The American International School of Algiers provides an academic program for English-speaking students from kindergarten to the seventh grade, taught by U.S. educators.[3] A French school, Lycée International Alexandre-Dumas d'Alger, has also its campus set in the city, serving French-speaking students from primary school (primaire) to senior high school (lycée).[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "El Djazaïr (Province)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Contactez-Nous." Ministry of Finance. Retrieved on 16 October 2012. "Immeuble Ahmed FRANCIS 16306 BEN AKNOUN - ALGER"
  3. ^ "Welcome". AISAlgiers.org. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Mentions légales" (in French). LIAD-Alger.fr. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

36°45′N 3°00′E / 36.750°N 3.000°E / 36.750; 3.000