Map of Bir el Djir, Algeria

Bir el Djir is a city in Oran, Algeria, with a population of about 68,032. It lies at 35.7200°N, 0.5450°W. Bir el Djir is about 345 km (214 mi) west of Algiers, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Assi Bou Nif, 5 km to the southeast.

Bir el Djir at a glance

Where is Bir el Djir?

• The 2nd largest city in Oran on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 44 min on the shortest day to 14 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bir el Djir

• Assi Bou Nif — 5 km southeast
• Sidi ech Chahmi — 7 km south
• En Nedjma — 8 km south
• Oran — 9 km west
• Es Senia — 11 km southwest
• ’Aïn el Turk — 20 km west
• Aïn el Bya — 24 km northeast
• Arzew — 25 km northeast
• Sig — 38 km southeast
• Mohammadia — 57 km east

Largest cities in Oran

• Oran — 803,329
• Arzew — 58,162
• Assi Bou Nif — 53,700
• En Nedjma — 51,665
• Es Senia — 39,064
• Aïn el Bya — 37,241
• ’Aïn el Turk — 36,326
• Sidi ech Chahmi — 35,512

Largest cities in Algeria

• Algiers — 2,364,230
• Oran — 803,329
• Constantine — 448,028
• Annaba — 342,703
• Blida — 331,779
• Batna City — 289,504
• Bab Ezzouar — 275,630
• Djelfa — 265,833
• Sétif — 252,127
• Sidi Bel Abbes — 210,146

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.