Béni Saf

Beni Saf
Location of Béni Saf within Aïn Témouchent province
Country	Algeria
Province	Aïn Témouchent
Area
• Total	61.3 km² (23.7 sq mi)
Population (2010^[1])
• Total	43,802
	^[2]
Time zone	West Africa Time (UTC+1)

Beni Saf (Arabic: بني صاف‎) is a town in northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers southwest of Oran. The town was founded in 1876 as a shipping port for iron ore, which is mined just south of the town. Other products of the town include zinc, marble and onyx, and the fishing industry is extensive.

Sources

"Beni Saf". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2010.

Coordinates: 35°18′N 1°23′W / 35.300°N 1.383°W / 35.300; -1.383

Aïn Témouchent Province

Capital:Aïn Témouchent

Districts	Aïn Kihel Aïn Larbaâ Aïn Témouchent Béni Saf El Amria El Malah Hammam Bou Hadjar Oulhassa Gheraba

Communes	Aghlal Aïn El Arbaa Aïn Kihal Aïn Témouchent Aïn Tolba Aoubellil Beni Saf Bou Zedjar Chaabet El Ham Chentouf El Amria El Emir Abdelkader El Malah El Messaid Hammam Bouhadjar Hassasna Hassi El Ghella Oued Berkeche Oued Sabah Ouled Boudjemaa Ouled Kihal Oulhaça El Gheraba Sidi Ben Adda Sidi Boumedienne Sidi Ouriache Sidi Safi Tamzoura Terga

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