Hammam Righa | |
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Nickname: ⵃⴻⵎⵎⴰⵎ ⵔⵉⵖⴰ | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Aïn Defla |
Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 8,488 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (West Africa Time) |
Hammam Righa (حمام ريغة) (ⵃⴻⵎⵎⴰⵎ ⵔⵉⵖⴰ) is a town in northern Algeria. During the period of Roman occupation, Hammam Righa was a Roman colony called Aquae Calidae.[2] It is located at 36.379474n, 2.395618e near the railway town of Boumedfaa,[3] and is on the Oued Djer River.[4] The population in 2008 was 8488.[5] and the population density is 369 persons/km².
Maurice Audin (1932-1957), mathematician, lived here from 1943 to 1946.[6]