Ben Aknoun
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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.{{cite web|url = http://www.citypopulation.de/php/algeria-admin.php?adm1id=16|title = El Djazaïr (Province)|website = citypopulation.de|accessdate = 21 December 2014}}
The Ministry of Finance has its head office in the Immeuble Ahmed Francis (Ahmed Francis Building) in Ben Aknoun."[http://www.mf.gov.dz/index.php?mod=contact-us Contactez-Nous]." Ministry of Finance. Retrieved on 16 October 2012. "Immeuble Ahmed FRANCIS 16306 BEN AKNOUN - ALGER"
Education
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The presence of a large diplomatic community in Ben Aknoun prompted the creation of international educational institutions. 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.{{cite web|title=Welcome|url=https://aisalgiers.org/welcome/|publisher=AISAlgiers.org|accessdate=23 July 2020}} A French school, Lycée International Alexandre-Dumas d'Alger, has also its campus set in the city, serving French-speaking students from primary school ({{lang|fr|primaire}}) to senior high school ({{lang|fr|lycée}}).{{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}}
References
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Category:Communes of Algiers Province
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