Aïn Benian (Algiers)

Aïn Benian is a coastal commune about 15 km west of the city of Algiers. Under French rule the town was named Guyotville. It took back the name Aïn Benian after independence in 1962. It belongs to the Chéraga circonscription administrative, one of the 13 groups of communes created by decree 26-112 of 8 March 2026. It had 68,354 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS).