Tebessa Province

Tébessa (French pronunciation: ​[tebɛsa], Arabic: ولاية تبسة‎) is a province (wilayah) of Algeria. Tébessa is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as Theveste. Another important city is El Ouenza. Tébessa is located only 20 kilometers west of the Tunisian border.

Tébessa Province

ولاية تبسة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Tébessa
Coordinates: 35°24′N 8°7′E
Country Algeria
CapitalTébessa
Area
 • Total14,227 km2 (5,493 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total657,227
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 37
ISO 3166 codeDZ-12
Districts12
Municipalities28

History

The province was created from Annaba department and Batna (département) in 1974.

In 1984 Khenchela Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 12 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.

Districts
  1. Bir El Ater
  2. Bir Mokadem
  3. Cheria
  4. El Aouïnet
  5. El Kouif
  6. El Ma Labiodh
  7. El Ogla
  8. Morsott
  9. Negrine
  10. Ouenza
  11. Oum Ali
  12. Tebessa

Communes
  1. Ain Zerga
  2. Bedjene
  3. Bekkaria
  4. Bir Dheheb (Bir Dheb)
  5. Bir El Ater (Bir-El-Ater)
  6. Bir Mokadem
  7. Boukhadra
  8. Boulhaf Dir (Boulhaf Dyr)
  9. Cheria
  10. El Aouinet (El-Aouinnet)
  11. El Kouif
  12. El Ma El Biod (El Malabiodh)
  13. El Meridj
  14. El Mezeraa
  15. El Ogla
  16. El Ogla Malha (Ogla Melha)
  17. Ferkane
  18. Guorriguer
  19. Hammamet
  20. Lahouidjbet
  21. Morsott (Morsot)
  22. Negrine
  23. Ouenza
  24. Oum Ali
  25. Safsaf Ouesra (Saf Saf El Ouesra)
  26. Stah Guentis
  27. Tebessa
  28. Tlidjen (Tlidjene, Thelidjene)

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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