Aïn Temouchent

Aïn Temouchent, town, northwestern Algeria, on the right bank of the Wadi Sennêne. The town is bounded on the south by the Wadi Temouchent, with the Tessala Mountains in the background. Built on the site of the ruined Roman Albula and the later Arab settlement of Ksar ibn Senar, the town was founded in 1851 with the arrival of Spanish immigrants. It lies in a narrow valley and is surrounded by vineyards and orchards planted in fertile basaltic soils. Pop. (1998) 54,832; (2008) 70,810.