Sétif Province ( ar, ولاية سطيف, kab, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a
province
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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 north-eastern
Algeria
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. Its capital and largest city is
Sétif; the next largest city is
El Eulma. There is also the
World Heritage Site
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of
Djémila there.
History
In 1984
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province 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 20
district
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s''), which are further divided into 60
''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Aïn Arnat
Aïn Arnat (in Arabic : عين أرنات) is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Geography
Aïn Arnat is located 7 km west of the city of Sétif and 293 km from the capital Algiers. The Aïn Arnat Dist ...
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn El Kébira
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Aïn Oulmane
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Amoucha
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Babor
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Béni Aziz
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Béni Ourtilane
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Bir El Arch
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Bouandas
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Bougaâ
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Djémila
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El Eulma
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Guenzet
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Guidjel
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Hammam Guergour
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Hammam Souhna
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Maoklane
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Salah Bey
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Sétif
Communes
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Aïn Abessa
Aïn Abessa is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Aïn Arnat
Aïn Arnat (in Arabic : عين أرنات) is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Geography
Aïn Arnat is located 7 km west of the city of Sétif and 293 km from the capital Algiers. The Aïn Arnat Dist ...
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn El Kébira
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn Lahdjar
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Aïn Legraj
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Aïn Oulmane
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Aïn Roua
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Aïn Sebt
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Aït Naoual Mezada
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Aït Tizi
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Amoucha
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Babor
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Bazer Sakhra
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Beidha Bordj
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Belaa
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Béni Aziz
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Beni Chebana
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Beni Fouda
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Beni Hocine
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Béni Ourtilane
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Bir El Arch
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Bir Haddada
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Bouandas
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Bougaâ
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Bousselam
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Boutaleb
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Dehamcha
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Djémila
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Draa Kebila
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El Eulma
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El Ouldja
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El Ouricia
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Guellal
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Guelta Zerka
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Guenzet
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Guidjel
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Hamma
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Hammam Guergour
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Harbil
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Ksar El Abtal
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Maaouia
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Maoklane
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Mezloug
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Oued El Barad
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Ouled Addouane
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Ouled Sabor
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Ouled Si Ahmed
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Ouled Tebben
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Oum Ladjoul
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Rasfa
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Salah Bey
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Serdj El Ghoul
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Sétif
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Tachouda
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Talaifacene
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Tamazirt (city)
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Taya
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Tella
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Tizi N'Bechar
See also
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South Righa - a historical region of Sétif Province
References
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Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974