Oran Province ( ar, ولاية وهران, ) is a

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wilayah 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 f ...

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

whose seat is the city of the same name.

Geography

It is located in the northwestern part of the country. Its population is 1,584,607 and it covers a total area of 2,114 km². The province is bordered to the east by

Mostaganem Mostaganem ( ber, Mustɣanem; ar, مستغانم) is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of O ...

, to the southeast by

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, to the southwest by

Sidi Bel Abbes ''Sidi'' or ''Sayidi'', also Sayyidi and Sayeedi, ( ar, سيدي, Sayyīdī, Sīdī (dialectal) "milord") is an Arabic masculine title of respect. ''Sidi'' is used often to mean "saint" or "my master" in Maghrebi Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. W ...

, and to the west by Aïn Témouchent Province.

History

The province was formed from the former French department of Oran, which was maintained after independence and was transformed into a ''wilaya'' (province) by the ordnance of 1968. It inherited its current structure after the re-organization of 1974, when it lost its western and southern parts in favor of the creation of

Sidi Bel Abbès Province Sidi Bel Abbès ( ar, ولاية سيدي بلعباس) is one of the provinces ('' wilayas'') of Algeria. Its name is derived from the name of its capital, the city of Sidi Bel Abbès. It is situated in the northwestern part of the country. H ...

Administrative divisions

As of 1984, the province is divided into 9

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s ('' daïras''), which are further divided into 26 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

# Aïn El Turk # Arzew # Bethioua # Bir El Djir # Boutlélis #

Es Sénia Es Sénia ( ar, السانية) (formerly La Sénia) is a municipality in Oran Province, Algeria. It is the seat of Es Sénia District Es Sénia is a district in Oran Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Es Sénia. Municipalitie ...

# Gdyel #

Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural ...

Oued Tlélat Oued Tlélat is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordin ...

Communes

# Arzew # Aïn Bya # Aïn El Kerma # Aïn El Turk #

Ben Freha Ben Freha ( ar, بن فريحة) is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = ...

# Bethioua # Bir El Djir # Boufatis # Bousfer # Boutlélis # El Ançor # El Braya #

El Kerma El Kerma is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinat ...

# Gdyel #

Hassi Ben Okba Hassi Ben Okba is a town and commune in Oran Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coord ...

# Hassi Bounif # Hassi Mefsoukh # Mers El Hadjadj # Mers El Kébir #

Misserghin Misserghin is a city in Boutlélis District, Oran Province, Algeria. Its territory is mainly covered by a salt lake called the ''Sebkha of Oran''. In city, the known fruit clementine were discovered by Father Clément Rodier in 1892. Dr. Ch ...

# Sidi Ben Yebka # Sidi Chami # Tafraoui

References

Bibliography

External links

Site internet de la Direction de la planification et de l'aménagement du territoire de la wilaya d'Oran

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