M'Sila Province
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M'Sila Province
ولاية المسيلة | |
|---|---|
| Map of Algeria highlighting M'Sila Map of Algeria highlighting M'Sila | |
| Coordinates: 35°42′N 4°33′E / 35.700°N 4.550°E / 35.700; 4.550 | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | M'Sila |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,718 km2 (7,227 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 991,846 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 35 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-28 |
| Districts | 15 |
| Municipalities | 47 |
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M'Sila (Berber languages: ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ Msila) is a province (wilaya ) of northern Algeria. It has a population of 958361 people and an area of 18,718 square kilometres (7,227 sq mi), with a density of 74/square kilometers while its capital, also called M'Sila, home to M'Sila University, has a population of about 100,000.
Localities include Bou Saada and Maadid. Chott El Hodna, a salt lake, crosses into M'Sila. However, most of the region is semi-arid and undeveloped.
Additionally, M'Sila was the location of the first village constructed as part of a government-run program to transition nomadic Algerians to sedentary life using local materials.
The village, now complete, was dubbed Maader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque.
History
[edit ]The province was created from parts of Batna (département), Médéa (département) and Sétif (département) in 1974.
Administrative divisions
[edit ]The province is divided into 15 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 47 communes or municipalities.
Districts
[edit ]Communes
[edit ]
- 1. Aïn El Hadjel
- 2. Aïn El Melh
- 3. Aïn Errich
- 4. Aïn Fares
- 5. Aïn Khadra
- 6. Belaïba
- 7. Ben Srour
- 8. Beni Ilmane
- 9. Benzouh
- 10. Berhoum
- 11. Bir Foda
- 12. Bou-Saâda
- 13. Bouti Sayeh
- 14. Chellal
- 15. Dehahna
- 16. Djebel Messaad
- 17. El Hamel
- 18. El Houamed
- 19. Hammam Dhalaa
- 20. Khoubana
- 21. Khatouti Sed Eldjir
- 22. Maadid
- 23. Maarif
- 24. Magra
- 25. M'cif
- 26. Medjedel
- 27. M'sila
- 28. M'Tarfa
- 29. Ouled Atia
- 30. Mohamed Boudiaf
- 31. Ouanougha
- 32. Ouled Addi Guebala
- 33. Ouled Derraj
- 34. Ouled Madhi
- 35. Ouled Mansour
- 36. Ouled Sidi Brahim
- 37. Ouled Slimane
- 38. Oultene
- 39. Sidi Aïssa
- 40. Sidi Ameur
- 41. Sidi Hadjeres
- 42. Sidi M'hamed
- 43. Slim
- 44. Souamaa
- 45. Tamsa
- 46. Tarmount
- 47. Zarzour
Zawiya
[edit ]The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded by Sidi Mohammed Ben Belqacem [ar] born in 1823 in the vicinity of Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa Province. After he died in 1897, his daughter Lalla Zaynab succeeded him until 1904.
The zaouïa consists of a mosque, a Koranic school, and the mausoleum where the founder and his successors rest.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat 2008" [Preliminary results of the 2008 population census]. Office National des Statistiques (in French). Archived from the original on 2008年07月24日. Retrieved 2008年07月02日.
External links
[edit ]- Encyclopaedia of the Orient - a brief description of M'Sila, focusing on its capital
- BBC - a news article about some recent violence in M'Sila
- Archnet - focuses on the Maader village project
- Wetlands International - an in-depth description of M'Sila's wetland
