Bir El Djir

Bir El Djir
Commune and town
Bir El Djir
Coordinates: 35°44′12″N 0°33′15″W
Country	Algeria
Province	Oran Province
District	Bir El Djir District
Area
• Total	12.53 sq mi (32.46 km^2)
Population  (2009)
• Total	171,883
• Density	13,710/sq mi (5,295/km^2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postal code	31130

Bir El Djir (Arabic: بئر الجير), formerly known as Arcole, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people.

Toponymy

The name of the town is thought to come from the Arabic words بئر (bir) and جِير (jir), which together translate roughly as "spring [of] the lime", or "lime spring". During the French colonial period, the town was called Arcole, which referred to the Battle of Arcole.

University

Bir El Djir hosts the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed ^[1]

2022 Mediterranean Games

Bir El Djir is one of the three venues that held the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.^[2]

See also

• Bir El Djir District
• List of universities in Algeria

References

1. "Presentation of the University". Archived from the original on 2018-01-13. Retrieved 2017-08-25.
2. "2021 Official Website". Archived from the original on 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2017-08-25.