Boussemghoun(Arabic:بوسمغون) is amunicipalityinEl Bayadh Province,Algeria.It is co-extensive with thedistrictof Boussemghoun, and has a population of 2,480 which gives it 7 seats in thePMA.Its postal code is 32320 and its municipal code is 3213.
Boussemghoun
بلدية بوسمغون | |
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| Commune of Boussemghoun | |
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 Location of Boussemghoun within El Bayadh Province | |
  Boussemghoun Location of Boussemghoun within Algeria | |
| Coordinates:32°52′N0°01′E/ 32.867°N 0.017°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Bayadh |
| District | Boussemghoun(coextensive) |
| Government | |
| •PMA Seats | 7 |
| Area | |
• Total | 585 km2(226 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,199 m (3,934 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 2,480 |
| • Density | 4.2/km2(11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01(CET) |
| Postal code | 32320 |
| ONScode | 3213 |
The people of Boussemghoun speak aBerberdialect, locally termed "Chelha" or "Tachelhit"; as of 2004, this remained in regular use, in contrast with some neighbouring villages where the use of Berber is reported to be declining.[1]The oasis is a centre of theTijaniyyahorder, which was founded there by SidiAhmad al-Tijaniin 1782; it has a Tijaniyyahzaouia.[2]
The earliest known historical mention of Boussemghoun is byIbn Khaldun,in reference to a raid in 1370.[3]
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