Ksar Boukhari

Ksar Boukhari Ksar el oukhari قصر البخاري Boughari
Commune and town
Nickname:  Boughari
Ksar Boukhari
Coordinates: 35°53′8″N 2°45′3″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Médéa Province
Population  (2008)
• Total	67,813
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ksar Boukhari is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it had a population of 59,634.^[1] The town is bordered by woods and the Atlas mountains, and is built on the Chelif river.

The old walled quarter is on a hill overlooking the main modern town. Ksar el-Boukhari is a commercial centre for pastoral peoples of the interior of Algeria, who trade in wool, livestock and cereals. It also supports a local carpet industry.^{[citation needed]}

Immediately northwest is the village and fort of Boghar (Balcon du Sud), a strategic command post.^[2]

References

1. Municipalities of Algeria - Statoids
2. Abdullah, Mansur G., Michael J. Anderson, et al, "Ksar el-Boukhari". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2013.

35°53′08″N 2°45′03″E