Ben Aknoun

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[[File:Ministerefinacealger.jpg|thumb|Ministry of Finance building, the ''Immueble Ahmed Francis'']]

'''Ben Aknoun''' ({{langx|ar|بن عكنون}}) is a commune of Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, the commune's population was 18,838.<ref name=cityde>{{cite web|url = http://www.citypopulation.de/php/algeria-admin.php?adm1id=16|title = El Djazaïr (Province)|website = citypopulation.de|accessdate = 21 December 2014}}</ref> ==Geography== 4.8 km (3 mi) west of downtown Algiers, Ben Aknoun sits at an altitude of about 270m on the 'Sahel Massif', it borders El Biar, Hydra, Dely Brahim, and Bouzareah (clockwise).

==Transport== Ben Aknoun is a major transport hub for Algiers, it has a connection to the Southern Ring Road and houses a bus terminal (Ben Aknoun Station). right|thumb|Southern Ring Road of Algiers, Ben Aknoun.

The Ministry of Finance has its head office in the ''Immeuble Ahmed Francis'' (Ahmed Francis Building) in Ben Aknoun.<ref>"[http://www.mf.gov.dz/index.php?mod=contact-us Contactez-Nous] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200904141340/http://www.mf.gov.dz/index.php?mod=contact-us |date=2020-09-04 }}." Ministry of Finance. Retrieved on 16 October 2012. "Immeuble Ahmed FRANCIS 16306 BEN AKNOUN - ALGER"</ref>

==Education== {{expand section|date=January 2015|small=no}}

right|thumb|American International School of Algiers' villa in Ben Aknoun in 2016.

The presence of a large diplomatic community in Ben Aknoun prompted the creation of international educational institutions in the commune. The American International School of Algiers provides an academic program for English-speaking students from kindergarten to the seventh grade, taught by U.S. educators.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome|url=https://aisalgiers.org/welcome/|publisher=AISAlgiers.org|accessdate=23 July 2020|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724115641/https://aisalgiers.org/welcome/|url-status=dead}}</ref> A French school, Lycée International Alexandre-Dumas d'Alger, also has a campus located in the commune, serving French-speaking students from primary school ({{lang|fr|primaire}}) to senior high school ({{lang|fr|lycée}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Mentions légales|url=http://www.liad-alger.fr/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:mentions-legales&catid=2:uncategorised|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211160829/http://www.liad-alger.fr/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81:mentions-legales&catid=2:uncategorised|archive-date=11 December 2017|publisher=LIAD-Alger.fr|language=fr|accessdate=17 January 2015}}</ref>

==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{reflist}}

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Category:Suburbs of Algiers Category:Communes of Algiers Province