Jijel ( ar, ولاية جيجل) is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions out ...

(''

wilaya A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes fr ...

'') in

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is

Jijel Jijel ( ar, جيجل), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne and had a population of 131,513 in 2008. Jijel is the administr ...

(Phoenician name : ''Igilgili''). Taza National Park is located in this province.

History

The province was created from parts of

Constantine (department) Constantine was a French ''département'' in Algeria which existed between 1848 and 1974. The area of the former department, centered on the city of Constantine, is also referred to as Constantinois ( ar, قسنطينة ''Qusanṭīnah''). His ...

and

Sétif (département) Sétif is a former French ''département'' in Algeria which existed between 1957 and 1974. Considered as a French province, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, and thereby was administratively structured in the same way as metropoli ...

in 1974. In 1984

Mila Province Mila ( ar, ولاية ميلة, link=no, ) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Teleghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached. History The province was created from parts of Constantine Province ...

was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 11

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, which are further divided into 28 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

Chekfa Chekfa is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,187. References

Communes of Jijel Province {{Jijel-geo-stub ...

# Djimla #

El Ancer El Ancer is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

# El Aouana # El Milia #

# Settara # Sidi Maârouf # Taher # Texenna # Ziama Mansouriah

Communes

# Bordj T'har # Boucif Ouled Askeur # Boudriaa Ben Yadjis # Bouraoui Belhadef # Chahna #

Chekfa Chekfa is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,187. References

Communes of Jijel Province {{Jijel-geo-stub ...

# Djemaa Beni Habibi # Djimla #

El Ancer El Ancer is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

# El Aouana # El Kennar Nouchfi # El Milia #

Emir Abdelkader Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ar, عبد القادر ابن محي الدين '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggl ...

# Eraguene # Ghebala #

# Kaous # Kheïri Oued Adjoul # Ouadjana # Ouled Rabah # Ouled Yahia Khedrouche # Selma Benziada # Settara # Sidi Abdelaziz # Sidi Maarouf # Taher # Texenna # Ziama Mansouriah

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