Highest Major Cities in Algeria

Cities in Algeria with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇩🇿 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Aflou93,585 people · Laghouat

1,392 m

Tamanghasset81,752 people · Tamanrasset

1,372 m

El Bayadh85,577 people · El Bayadh

1,310 m

Arris36,641 people · Batna

1,205 m

Tazoult-Lambese41,636 people · Batna

1,205 m

Mecheria65,043 people · Naama

1,158 m

Charef27,700 people · Djelfa

1,157 m

Djelfa265,833 people · Djelfa

1,138 m

Sougueur71,036 people · Tiaret

1,133 m

Theniet el Had27,628 people · Tissemsilt

1,129 m

Khenchela114,472 people · Khenchela

1,128 m

Feidh el Botma26,857 people · Djelfa

1,110 m

Râs el Oued44,947 people · Bordj Bou Arréridj

1,102 m

Sétif252,127 people · Sétif

1,096 m

Cheria66,160 people · Tébessa

1,094 m

Dar Chioukh26,605 people · Djelfa

1,094 m

Bordj Ghdir34,136 people · Bordj Bou Arréridj

1,088 m

’Aïn Deheb36,146 people · Tiaret

1,081 m

Aïn Sefra47,415 people · Naama

1,078 m

El Idrissia29,856 people · Djelfa

1,070 m

Frenda49,376 people · Tiaret

1,058 m

Bordj Zemoura19,782 people · Bordj Bou Arréridj

1,043 m

Batna289,504 people · Batna

1,037 m

Tiaret178,915 people · Tiaret

1,031 m

Aïn Arnat25,315 people · Sétif

1,022 m

’Aïn el Bell31,916 people · Djelfa

1,008 m

Aïn Beïda116,064 people · Oum el Bouaghi

1,008 m

El Achir158,333 people · Bordj Bou Arréridj

998 m

Merouana47,646 people · Batna

992 m

Chellalat el Adhaouara26,077 people · Medea

980 m

Salah Bey23,339 people · Sétif

976 m

’Aïn Azel37,970 people · Sétif

959 m

El Eulma145,380 people · Sétif

959 m

Aïn Fakroun48,804 people · Oum el Bouaghi

953 m

Berrouaghia55,775 people · Medea

946 m

Babor18,445 people · Sétif

944 m

Melouza25,701 people · M'Sila

936 m

Kaïs32,668 people · Khenchela

933 m

’Aïn el Melh32,880 people · M'Sila

930 m

Aïn Oulmene51,207 people · Sétif

927 m

Aïn Touta55,736 people · Batna

925 m

Oum el Bouaghi67,201 people · Oum el Bouaghi

925 m

Sebdou32,570 people · Tlemcen

920 m

Médéa145,441 people · Medea

910 m

Mehdia daira de meghila31,396 people · Tiaret

909 m

Bordj Bou Arreridj158,812 people · Bordj Bou Arréridj

906 m

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh39,283 people · El Bayadh

903 m

Mansoûra52,285 people · Tlemcen

894 m

Bir el Ater70,749 people · Tébessa

889 m

Hassi Bahbah77,000 people · Djelfa

886 m

Highlights

Within Algeria, Aflou ranks first in 2026 with 1,392 m, followed by Tamanghasset (1,372 m) and El Bayadh (1,310 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,392 m (Aflou) to 886 m (Hassi Bahbah), with a median of 1,015 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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