Map of Khemis el Khechna, Algeria

Khemis el Khechna is a city in Boumerdes, Algeria, with a population of about 46,965. It lies at 36.6500°N, 3.3308°E. Khemis el Khechna is about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Algiers, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ouled Moussa, 5 km to the northeast.

Khemis el Khechna at a glance

Where is Khemis el Khechna?

• The 2nd largest city in Boumerdes on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 39 min on the shortest day to 14 h 40 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Khemis el Khechna

• Ouled Moussa — 5 km northeast
• Reghaïa — 10 km north
• Meftah — 10 km west
• Rouiba — 11 km northwest
• Boudouaou — 11 km northeast
• Dar el Beïda — 13 km northwest
• Bab Ezzouar — 16 km northwest
• Aïn Taya — 16 km north
• Bordj el Kiffan — 17 km northwest
• Larbaâ — 18 km southwest

Largest cities in Boumerdes

• Boudouaou — 56,398
• Bordj Menaïel — 44,572
• Ouled Moussa — 40,692

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.