Khemis Miliana

City and Commune in Aïn Defla Province, Algeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Khemis Milianamap

Khemis Miliana (Arabic: خميس مليانة) is a town in northern Algeria of around 210000 inhabitants. It is a university town located 120 kilometers west of Algiers. It was known as Malliana in Roman times, then Affreville during the French colonial era. It should not be confused with the smaller city of Miliana nearby.

Quick Facts خميس مليانة, Country ...
Khemis Miliana
خميس مليانة
City and Commune
Thumb
Nickname: 
ⵅⵎⵉⵙ ⵎⴻⵍⵢⴰⵏⴰ
Motto: 
Khemis Miliana
Thumb
Thumb
Khemis Miliana
Coordinates: 36.26°N 2.20°E / 36.26; 2.20
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAïn Defla Province
DistrictKhemis Miliana District
Population
 (2023[1])
  City and Commune
210,000
  Metro
200,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (West Africa Time)
Close

The Diocese of Malliana is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church of which Khemis Miliana was the episcopal seat.

Geography

Thumb
Khemis Miliana 2015

Khemis-Miliana has an important geostrategic location. It is crossed by the RN 4 and the East–West Highway. A new highway will link the town of Khemis-Miliana and Berrouaghia with Bordj Bouarreridj in eastern Algeria. This project will alleviate the pressure of the Algiers and Mitija highways.

History

During the Roman Empire there was a Roman town called Malliana, located near Malliana.

In 1848, the French government decided to give this hamlet, the name of Affreville, named after Monsignor Denis Auguste Affre Archbishop of Paris, who died on the barricades. In 1872, the village became a town. In 1948 had a population of 12,061 inhabitants (2082 of whom were Europeans).

Khemis-Miliana took its current name in 1963, the year the city hosted the first international fair in Algeria.

Notable people

  • M'Hamed Bougara, independence activist of the Algerian War, commander of the Wilaya IV, was born there.
  • Mohamed Gherainia, said "Prince", a French rifleman who died in Slobozia (now Romania) during the First World War, was born here.

Diocese of Malliana

The Diocese of Malliana (Latin: Dioecesis Mallianensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis. The current bishop is Bernd Uhl Joachim.[2][3]

Known bishops

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.