Béni Ikhlef

Beni Ikhlef
ﺑﻨﻰ ﻳﺨﻠﻒ
Commune and town
Location of Béni Ikhlef commune within Béchar Province
Beni Ikhlef
Location of Béni Ikhlef within Algeria
Coordinates: 29°34′30″N 1°36′33″W / 29.57500°N 1.60917°W / 29.57500; -1.60917
Country Algeria
ProvinceBéchar Province
DistrictKerzaz District
Area
  Total
2,615 km2 (1,010 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
2,459
  Density0.94/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Béni Ikhlef (Arabic: ﺑﻨﻰ ﻳﺨﻠﻒ) is a town and commune in Kerzaz District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. As of the 2008 census, its population was 2,459, up from 2,280 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.8%. The commune covers an area of 2,617 square kilometres (1,010 sq mi).