Relizane ( ar, ولاية غليزان) 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 ...

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

Relizane Relizane or Ghilizan (Arabic: غلیزان; Berber: Ɣilizan) is a city in Algeria. It is the capital city of Relizane Province. Toponymy The name of Relizane comes from the Berber ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵉⵣⵣⴰⵏ (Iɣil Izzan) which means “burn ...

is the capital. Other localities include Bendaoud, Bouzegza, Hamri, Kalaa,

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

and Zemmoura. The

Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 The Wilaya of Relizane massacres of 4 January 1998 took place in three remote villages around Oued Rhiou about 150 miles (240 km) west of Algiers, during the Algerian conflict of the 1990s. At least 172 villagers were killed in a single da ...

happened in Relizane.

History

The province was created from

Mostaganem Province Mostaganem ( ar, ولاية مستغانم) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. Its capital is Mostaganem. Geography The land relief in Mostaganem Province can be divided into four regions: the Dahra Range to the east, the Mostaganem Plateau ...

in 1984.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13

district 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, subdivision ...

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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". West ...

s''), which are further divided into 38 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts (daïras)

# Ain Tarik #

Ammi Moussa Ammi Moussa ( ar, عمي موسى) is a town and commune in Relizane Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

# Djidiouia # El H'Madna # El Matmar #

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

Mendes Mendes ( grc-gre, Μένδης, '' gen''.: ), the Greek name of the ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in ancient Egypt as Per-Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet") and Anpet, is known today as Tell El-Ruba ( ar, تل ا ...

Oued Rhiou Oued Rhiou is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Relizane Province, Algeria. References

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

# Ramka #

# Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali # Yellel # Zemmoura

Communes

# Aïn Rahma # Ain Tarik #

# Belassel Bouzegza # Bendaoud # Beni Dergoun # Beni Zentis # Dar Ben Abdellah # Djidioua # El Guettar # El H'Madna # El Hamri # El Hassi # El Matmar # El Ouldja # Had Echkalla # Kalaa # Lahlef #

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

# Mediouna #

# Merdja Sidi Abed # Ouarizane # Oued Essalem #

Oued Rhiou Oued Rhiou is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Relizane Province, Algeria. References

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

# Ouled Aiche # Ouled El Djemaa # Ouled Sidi Mihoub # Ramka #

# Sidi Khettab # Sidi Lazreg # Sidi M'Hamed Ben Ali # Sidi M'Hamed Benaouda # Sidi Saada # Souk El Had # Yellel # Zemmoura

References

Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1984 {{relizane-geo-stub