Tlemcen National Park
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| Tlemcen National Park | |
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| IUCN Category II (National Park) | |
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| Location | Tlemcen Province, Algeria |
| Nearest city | Tlemcen |
| Area | 82.25 km² |
| Established | 1993 |
The national park of Tlemcen is one of the more recent national parks of Algeria. It is located in Tlemcen Province, named after Tlemcen, a city near this park. The park includes the forests of Ifri, Zariffet, and Aïn Fezza, the waterfalls and cliffs of El Awrit, and many archeoligcal sites and the ruins of Mansoura, the ancient city on whose ruins Tlemcen was built, as well the the Mosque of Sidi Boumediene, the patron saint of Tlemcen.
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