Bir El Djir

35°44′12″N 0°33′15″W / 35.73667°N 0.55417°W / 35.73667; -0.55417Country AlgeriaProvinceOran ProvinceDistrictBir El Djir DistrictArea • Total12.53 sq mi (32.46 km²)Population • Total171,883 • Density13,710/sq mi (5,295/km²)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)Postal code

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.

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.

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

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

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