Algiers Province ( ar, ولاية الجزائر, ', ; french: wilaya d'Alger or ) is a

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( wilayah) in

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, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old

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of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.

Territory

In 1984,

Boumerdès Province Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province ('' wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (form ...

and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from

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), are:

Communes

The communes are: # Aïn Taya ( Ain-Taya) #

Bab El Oued Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732. History During the existence of French Algeria, Bab El Oued was esta ...

Bab Ezzouar Bab Ezzouar (; ar, باب الزوار, link=no) is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is one of Algiers fastest growing municipalities and has seen many hotels and commercial malls being raised in the area. Bab Ezzouar is a ...

# Baba Hassen # Bachdjerrah (

Bach Djerrah Bachdjerrah ( ar, باش جراح) is a commune in Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, the commune had a population of 93,289. Notable people References

Suburbs of Algiers ...

) #

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( Bouloghine) # Bordj El Bahri # Bordj El Kiffan ( Bordj El Kifan) #

Bourouba Bourouba is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people References

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Casbah A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term ''alca ...

# Dar El Beïda #

Douéra Douera is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coord ...

Draria Draria is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordi ...

# El Achour #

El Harrach El Harrach (Berber languages, Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ , formerly ''Maison-Carrée'') is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. The town is home to USM El Harrach football club and the Higher National Veterinary School is located in the ...

El Magharia El Magharia ( ar, بلدية المقارية) is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people

Suburbs of Algiers Communes of Algiers Province Algiers Province {{Algiers-geo-stub ...

# El Marsa #

H'raoua H'raoua is a municipality in Algiers province, Algeria. It is located in Rouïba district, and is an outer suburb of Algiers. It has a small coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The town proper (chef-lieu agglomeration) of H'raoua is located from ...

# Hussein Dey # Khraïcia # Kouba # Mahelma #

Mohamed Belouizdad Mohamed Belouizdad ( ar, محمد بلوزداد; 3 November 1924, in Algiers – 14 January 1952, in Paris), was an Algerian militant and chief "responsible" (manager) of Special Organisation (OS), the military branch of the Algerian People's ...

# Mohammedia # Oued Koriche #

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# Rahmania #

Raïs Hamidou Hamidou ben Ali , known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature, born around 1770 in Algiers, and died on June 17, 1815, near Cape Gata off the coast of southern Spain, was an Algerian corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during hi ...

# Reghaïa #

Rouïba Rouïba or Rouiba ( ar, الرويبة) is a municipalities of Algeria, municipality of Algeria. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers in one of the most healthy localities of Algeria.Journal of Practical Agriculture, Gardening and of H ...

# Souidania #

Staouéli Staouéli (Berber: ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ) is a municipalities of Algeria, municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located in Zéralda District, Zéralda district, on a Presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea, hosting the resort town of Sidi ...

Zéralda Zeralda is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people * Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology. * Abdelaziz Bouteflika, fifth President of Algeria (1999–2019). ...

# El Khroub

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are: # # # Casbah of Algiers # # # Cité Yahia Boushaki # # Diar el Mahçoul # # # # # # # # # # # # Tamentfoust

History

Ottoman Algeria

* Bombardment of Algiers (1682) * Bombardment of Algiers (1683)

French conquest

* Invasion of Algiers (14 June 1830) * Battle of Staouéli (18 June 1830) * Massacre of El Ouffia (6 April 1832) * First Raid on Reghaïa (8 May 1837)

Independence Revolution

* Battle of Algiers (1956–57) * Battle of Bab El Oued (23 March 1962) * Villa Susini

Salafist terrorism

* List of terrorist incidents in 2007 ** 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007) ** 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)

Religion

Mosques

File:Grande Mosquée d'Alger.jpg,

Djamaa el Djazaïr Djamaa el Djazaïr ( ar, جامع الجزائر), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (french: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It houses the world's tallest minaret and is the third-largest mosque in the world aft ...

File:Alger-Grande-Mosquée.jpg, Djamaa el Kebir File:Alger-Place-des-Martyrs-Casbah cropped.jpg, Djamaa el Djedid File:The Ketchaoua Mosque.jpg, Ketchaoua Mosque File:جامع سفير القصبة 3.JPG, Safir Mosque

Cemeteries

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Thaalibia Cemetery Thaalibia Cemetery ( ar, المقبرة الثعالبية) or Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة سيدي عبد الرحمان الثعالبي) is a cemetery in the Casbah of Algiers in the commune of the Casbah of Algiers. ...

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Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة سيدي أمحمد بوقبرين) is a cemetery in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Belouizdad, Algiers, Belouizdad in Algeria. The name relates to Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine. History In the ...

File:Sidi Garidi Cemetery in Kouba مقبرة سيدي قاريدي في القبة.jpg, Sidi Garidi Cemetery File:El Kettar القطار.jpg, El Kettar Cemetery File:Alya-door2.jpg, El Alia Cemetery

Zawiyas

* Zawiya Thaalibia in Algiers. * in Algiers. * in Algiers. * in Algiers. * in Algiers.

Education

File:المدرسة الثعالبية.jpg, Madrasa Thaalibia File:Algiers, High School (GRI) - Flickr - Getty Research Institute.jpg, File:Caroubier University - Hussein Dey - Wilaya of Algiers.jpg, File:Université d'Alger.jpg,

Algiers 1 University The University of Algiers (Arabic:جامعة الجزائر – بن يوسف بن خـدة ), commonly called the Algiers 1 University, is a public research university located in Algiers, Algeria. It is the oldest and most prestigious univer ...

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Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in

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to in

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Notable people

References

External links

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Archive
- National Agency of Investment Development (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement or ANDI, الوكالة الوطنية لتطوير الاستثمار) {{Authority control Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974