Mostaganem

/ məˌstæɡəˈnɛm /

noun

1. a port in NW Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea: exports wine, fruit, and vegetables. Pop: 133 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

And on Sunday, Senouci Touat of Mostaganem, Algeria, 34 and unemployed, set himself on fire in his hometown, the fourth attempted self-immolation in his country since the Tunisian street revolt exploded in furious demonstrations in recent days.

From New York Times

In Algeria a day earlier, Senouci Touat, an unemployed 34-year-old man, tried to self-immolate in front of the security directorate in the northern town of Mostaganem, a local newspaper reported.

From New York Times

At Mostaganem, one pregnant Moslem woman defied doctor's orders to take her place in line and produced her baby right in the polling station.

From Time Magazine Archive

He died at Mostaganem in Algeria on the 14th of July 1859.

From Project Gutenberg

Her daughter had been married and was living at Bordeaux, and her son was in garrison at Mostaganem.

From Project Gutenberg