Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi ( ar, ولاية أم البواقي) 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 ou ...
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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 ...
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Algeria
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in the
Aures region. The capital is
Oum el-Bouaghi, which was named Can Robert (during French occupation), Sidi R'Ghis a few years later, and Oum El Bouaghi before independence.
History
The province was created from
Constantine (department) in 1974.
In 1984
Khenchela Province
Khenchela Province ( ar, ولاية خنشلة) is a province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria.
History
The province was created from parts of Oum el Bouaghi Province and Tébessa Province in 1984.
Administrative division
The provin ...
and
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 ...
were carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 12
district
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daïra A daïra or daerah ( ''circle''; plural ''dawaïr'') is an administrative division in Algeria and Western Sahara in West Africa, as well as Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It is commonly translated in English as "district".
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''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Aïn Babouche
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Aïn Beïda
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Aïn Fakroun
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Aïn Kechra
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Aïn M'Lila
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Dhalaâ
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F'Kirina
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Ksar Sbahi
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Meskiana
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Oum El Bouaghi
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Sigus
Sigus is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria
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Souk Naâmane
Communes
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Aïn Babouche
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Aïn Beïda
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Aïn Diss
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Aïn Fakroun
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Aïn Kercha
Aïn Kercha is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria
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Aïn M'lila
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Aïn Zitoun
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Behir Chergui
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Berriche
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Bir Chouhada
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D'hala (
Dhalaâ)
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El Amiria
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El Belala
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El Djazia
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El Fedjouz Boughrara Saoudi
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El Harmilia
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Fkirina (
F'Kirina)
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Hanchir Toumghani
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Ksar Sbahi
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Meskiana
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Oued Nini
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Ouled Gacem
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Ouled Hamla
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Ouled Zouaï
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Oum El Bouaghi
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Rahia
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Sigus
Sigus is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria
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Souk Naâmane
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Zorg
References
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974
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