Bir El Djir
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| settlement_type = Commune and town
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| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Oran Province
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| subdivision_name2 = Bir El Djir District
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| area_total_km2 = 32.46
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| population_total = 171883
| population_density_km2 = 5,295
| timezone = CET
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Bir El Djir ({{langx|ar|بئر الجير}}), formerly known as {{lang|fr|Arcole}}, is a town and commune in the Oran Province, Algeria. It is an eastern suburb of Oran, the province's capital. In 2009, it had a population of 171,883 people.
Toponymy
The name of the town is thought to come from the Arabic words {{lang|ar|بئر}} ({{transliteration|ar|bir}}) and {{lang|ar|جِير}} ({{transliteration|ar|jir}}), which together translate roughly as "spring [of] the lime", or "lime spring". During the French colonial period, the town was called {{lang|fr|Arcole}}, which referred to the Battle of Arcole.
University
Bir El Djir hosts the University of Oran 2 Mohamed Ben Ahmed {{cite web |url=http://www.univ-oran2.dz/index.php/fr/presentation/presentation-de-l-universite |title=Presentation of the University |access-date=2017-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113192708/http://www.univ-oran2.dz/index.php/fr/presentation/presentation-de-l-universite |archive-date=2018-01-13 |url-status=dead }}
2022 Mediterranean Games
Bir El Djir is one of the three venues that held the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran.{{cite web|url=http://candidature-oran-jm2021.org/|title=2021 Official Website|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809153439/http://candidature-oran-jm2021.org/|archive-date=2018-08-09|url-status=dead}}
See also
{{Portal|Algeria}}