Khenchela Province ( ar, ولاية خنشلة) 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 ...
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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 the
Aures region in
Algeria
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History
The province was created from parts of
Oum el Bouaghi Province
Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi ( ar, ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria in the Aures region. The capital is Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years lat ...
and
Tébessa Province
Tébessa ( ar, 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 kilometer ...
in 1984.
Administrative division
The province is divided into 8
districts
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, which are further divided into 21
''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Khenchela, as a district and capital
Khenchela
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Aïn Touila, located northeast of the capital
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Babar
Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian ''babr'' (Persian: ببر), meanin ...
, located south of the capital
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Bouhmama, located west of the capital
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Chechar
Chechar is a town and commune in Khenchela Province, Algeria
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, located south of the capital
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El Hamma
El Hamma ( ar, الحامة ') is an oasis town located in the Gabès Governorate, 30 kilometers west of Gabès, Tunisia and near the eastern end of Chott el Fejej. Its population in 2014 was 73,512.
Etymology
The Arabic name ( حامة ) com ...
, located west of the capital
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Kaïs, located west of the capital
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Ouled Rechache, located east of the capital
Communes
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Aïn Touila
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Babar
Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian ''babr'' (Persian: ببر), meanin ...
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Baghai
Baghai is a town and commune in Khenchela Province, Algeria. It is located at 35°30'59.99" N 7°06'60.00" E. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 6,414.
Geography
Baghai is located between the Aurès mountains in the south an ...
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Bouhmama
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Chelia
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Cherchar
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Djellal
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El Hamma
El Hamma ( ar, الحامة ') is an oasis town located in the Gabès Governorate, 30 kilometers west of Gabès, Tunisia and near the eastern end of Chott el Fejej. Its population in 2014 was 73,512.
Etymology
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El Mahmal
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El Oueldja
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Ensigha
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Fais (Taouzianat)
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Kais
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Khenchela
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Khirane
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M'Sara
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M'Toussa
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Ouled Rechache
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Remila
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Tamza
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Yabous
References
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1984
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