Algiers Province
Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر | |
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 Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°ECoordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E / 36.700°N 3.217°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 |
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.
Territory[]
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:
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1. Zéralda |
8. Sidi M'Hamed |
 The 13 districts of Algiers province |
Communes[]
The communes are:
| District | Commune | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Bab El Oued District | Bab El Oued | باب الواد |
| Bologhine | بولوغين | |
| Baraki District | Baraki | براقي |
| Les Eucalyptus | کالیتوس | |
| Sidi Moussa | سيدي موسى | |
| Bir Mourad Raïs District | Bir Mourad Raïs | بير مراد رايس |
| Birkhadem | بئر خادم | |
| Djasr Kasentina | جسر قسنطينة | |
| Hydra | حيدرة | |
| Saoula | السحاولة | |
| Birtouta District | Birtouta | بئر توتة |
| Ouled Chebel | أولاد شبل | |
| Tessala El Merdja | تسالة المرجة | |
| Bouzaréah District | Ben Aknoun | بن عكنون |
| Béni Messous | بني مسوس | |
| Bouzaréah | بوزريعة | |
| El Biar | الأبيار | |
| Chéraga District | Aïn Bénian | عين البنيان |
| Chéraga | الشراقة | |
| Dély Ibrahim | دالي إبراهيم | |
| Hammamet | الحمامات | |
| Ouled Fayet | أولاد فايت | |
| Sidi M'Hamed District | Alger Centre | الجزائر الوسطى |
| El Madania | المدنية | |
| El Mouradia | المرادية | |
| Sidi M'Hamed | سيدي امحمد |
- Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
- Bab El Oued
- Bab Ezzouar
- Baba Hassen
- Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
- Bologhine (Bouloghine)
- Bordj El Bahri
- Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
- Bourouba
- Casbah
- Dar El Beïda
- Douéra
- Draria
- El Achour
- El Harrach
- El Magharia
- El Marsa
- H'raoua
- Hussein Dey
- Khraïcia
- Kouba
- Mahelma
- Mohamed Belouizdad
- Mohammedia
- Oued Koriche
- Oued Smar
- Rahmania
- Raïs Hamidou
- Reghaïa
- Rouïba
- Souidania
- Staouéli
- Zéralda
- El Khroub
Neighbourhoods[]
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
History[]
Ottoman Algeria[]
French conquest[]
- Invasion of Algiers (14 June 1830)
- Battle of Staouéli (18 June 1830)
- Massacre of El Ouffia (6 April 1832)
- First Raid on Reghaïa (8 May 1837)
Independence Revolution[]
The remains during the Battle of Algiers of a house in the Casbah of Algiers destroyed in the explosion that killed Ali la Pointe.
- Battle of Algiers (1956–57)
- Battle of Bab El Oued (23 March 1962)
- Villa Susini
Salafist terrorism[]
- List of terrorist incidents in 2007
- 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007)
- 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)
Religion[]
Mosques[]
Cemeteries[]
Zawiyas[]
- Zawiya Thaalibia in Algiers.
- in Algiers.
- in Algiers.
- in Algiers.
- in Algiers.
Education[]
Notable 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.
- Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Khalid ibn Hashim, 19th-20th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Abdelhalim Bensmaia, 20th-century scholar, reformist, humanist and musician.
- Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Brahim Boushaki, 20th-century theologian ans sufi.
- , 20th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Ali La Pointe, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, 20th-century artist.
- Ahmed Mahsas, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hocine Mezali, 20th-21st-century journalist and writer.
- Djamila Bouhired, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hassiba Ben Bouali, 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.
- Mohamed Missouri, 20th-century boxer and coach.
- Hamdan Khodja, 19th-century dignitary and scholar.
- Mohamed Belhocine, 20th-21st-century professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
- Amine ibn El Boushaki, 20th-21st-century judoka.
- Amina Belouizdad, 20th-century television presenter.
- Ali Fawzi Rebaine, 21st-century politician and doctor.
- Mohamed Arkab, 20th-21st-century politician and engineer.
- Rezki Zerarti, 20th-21st-century politician and engineer.
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.
- ^ "Cimetières d'Alger".
- ^ "Cimetières a Alger, on n'a plus de place pour enterrer nos morts".
- ^ ""Le secteur n'a pas bénéficié d'un intérêt particulier des autorités"".
- ^ "Etat des cimetières".
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)
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