Sidi_Lakhdar,_Mostaganem
Sidi Lakhdar, Mostaganem
Commune and town in Mostaganem Province, Algeria
Sidi Lakhdar (Arabic: سيدي لخضر) is a town and commune in Mostaganem Province, Algeria, about 300 km west of the capital, Algiers. It is the capital of Sidi Lakhdar District. According to the 1998 census, it has a population of 30,950.[1] Under French colonial rule, the town was known as Lapasset. It changed its name in 1962.[2]