More Photos Tlemcen (; Arabic: تلمسان Tilimsān) is the second-largest city in north-western Algeria after Oran, and capital of the Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of 377,400 at the previous census, while the province had 1,302,000 inhabitants.Former capital of the central Maghreb, the city mixes Berber, Arab, Hispano-Moorish, Ottoman and Western influences. From this mosaic of influences, the city derives the title of capital of Andalusian art in Algeria. According to the author Dominique Mataillet, various titles are attributed to the city including "the pearl of the Maghreb", "the African Granada" and "the Medina of the West". Wikipedia