Tipaza or Tipasa ( ar, ولاية تيبازة, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a
province (''
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Algeria
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Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called '' Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...
, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.
History
The province was created from
Blida Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 10
districts
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daïras''), which are further divided into 28
''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Ahmer El Aïn
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Bou Ismaïl
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Cherchell
Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the ki ...
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Damous
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Fouka
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Gouraya
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Hadjout
Hadjout formerly Marengo during French colonization is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Koléa
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Sidi Amar
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Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called '' Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...
Communes
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Aghbal
Aghbal is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Ahmar El Ain
Ahmar El Ain is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Ain Tagourait
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Attatba
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Beni Milleuk
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Bou Ismaïl
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Bouharoun
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Bourkika
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Chaiba
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Cherchell
Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the ki ...
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Damous
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Douaouda
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Fouka
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Gouraya
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Hadjeret Ennous
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Hadjout
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Khemisti
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Kolea
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Larhat
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Menaceur
Menaceur is a small town and commune in Algeria, situated about 100 km west of Algiers
Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's popula ...
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Messelmoun
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Meurad
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Nador
Nador ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⴷⵓⵔ) is a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco with a population of about 161,726 (2014 census).
Nador city is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a salt lagoon na ...
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Sidi Amar
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Sidi Ghiles
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Sidi Rached
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Sidi Semiane
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Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called '' Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...
References
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Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1984
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