Algiers Province
Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, [wilaːja ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; French: wilaya d'Alger or province d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر | |
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Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers | |
Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Algiers |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mohamed Zaïm (FLN) |
• Wāli | Youcef Charfa (since 2020) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 2,988,145 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 21 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-16 |
Districts | 13 |
Municipalities | 57 |
History
In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.
Districts
The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:
1. Zéralda |
8. Sidi M'Hamed |
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Communes
The communes, listed alphabetically, are:
- Alger Centre
- Aïn Bénian
- Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
- Bab El Oued
- Bab Ezzouar
- Baba Hassen
- Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
- Baraki
- Ben Aknoun
- Bir Mourad Raïs
- Birkhadem (Bir Khadem)
- Birtouta
- Bologhine (Bouloghine)
- Bordj El Bahri
- Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
- Bourouba
- Bouzaréah
- Béni Messous
- Casbah
- Chéraga
- Dar El Beïda
- Douéra
- Draria
- Dély Ibrahim (Dely Brahim)
- El Achour
- El Biar
- El Harrach
- El Madania
- El Magharia
- El Marsa
- El Mouradia
- Djasr Kasentina
- H'raoua
- Hammamet
- Hussein Dey
- Hydra
- Khraïcia
- Kouba
- Les Eucalyptus
- Mahelma
- Mohamed Belouizdad
- Mohammedia
- Oued Koriche
- Oued Smar
- Ouled Chebel
- Ouled Fayet
- Rahmania
- Raïs Hamidou
- Reghaïa
- Rouïba
- Saoula
- Sidi M'Hamed (Sidi Mhamed)
- Sidi Moussa
- Souidania
- Staouéli
- Tessala El Merdja
- Zéralda
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
- Baba Ali
- Beau-Fraisier
- Casbah of Algiers
- Chevalley
- Cité 1er Novembre 1954
- Cité Yahia Boushaki
- Club des Pins
- Diar el Mahçoul
- El Annasser
- El Hamiz
- Hamma
- La Glacière
- Les Dunes
- Les Fusillés
- Moretti
- Riadh El Feth
- Saïd Hamdine
- Sidi Abdellah
- Sidi Yahia
- Tamentfoust
Religion
Cemeteries
Education
- Emir Abdelkader Lyceum
- College of Islamic Sciences in Algiers
People
- Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Sidi Ahmed Zouaoui, 15th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, 18th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Abdelhalim Bensmaia, 20th-century scholar, reformist, humanist and musician.
- Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Ali La Pointe, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Djamila Bouhired, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Belouizdad, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement against the French.
- Djamila Boupacha, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Bencheneb, 20th-century professor, writer and historian.
- Mourad Didouche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Ali Haroun, 20th-century politician and lawyer.
- Hamdan Khodja, 19th-century dignitary and scholar.
- Amina Belouizdad, 20th-century television presenter.
- Ali Fawzi Rebaine, 21st-century politician and doctor.
References
- Population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs (MOC) selon la wilaya de résidence et le sexe et le taux d’accroissement annuel moyen (1998-2008) Office National des Statistiques.
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/19230
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/elwatan/497099
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/letemps/8980
- https://www.djazairess.com/fr/infosoir/25731
External links
- (in French) "Alger, Capitale previligiée pour l'investissement" (Archive) - National Agency of Investment Development (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement or ANDI, الوكالة الوطنية لتطوير الاستثمار)