Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: عين تموشنت‎) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km west of Sidi Bel Abbes. Known as “la Florissante”, it is set in a narrow fertile basaltic valley amid vineyards and orchards.