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
• Density	5,133/km2 (13,290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (West Africa Time)

Ministry of Finance building, the Immueble Ahmed Francis

Geography

4.8 km (3 mi) west of downtown Algiers, Ben Aknoun sits at an altitude of about 270m on the 'Sahel Massif', it borders El Biar, Hydra, Dely Brahim, and Bouzareah (clockwise).

Transport

Ben Aknoun is a major transport hub for Algiers, it has a connection to the Southern Ring Road and houses a bus terminal (Ben Aknoun Station).

Southern Ring Road of Algiers, Ben Aknoun.

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]