Ben Aknoun

Ben Aknoun (Arabic: بن عكنون) 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]

Ben Aknoun بن عكنون
Commune
Country	Algeria
Province	Algiers
Area
• Land	3.67 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population  (2008[1])
• Total	18,838
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Ministry of Finance building, the Immueble Ahmed Francis

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]