Ain Smara is a municipality in

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. Its original name is Aïn Smara.

Geography

It is bordered by Constantine province and Ali Mendjeli (east), Oued el ethmania (

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) (west),

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(north) and El Khroub (south). The Hricha Amar quarter of Ain Smara is one of the biggest Constantine quarters.

Demographics

Ain Smara has a population of about 32,548 people (2008) with 175 km² land area.

History

Ain Smara was founded in 1854. Its popularity was due to the existence of the Chettaba mountains. During the

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(1515-1830) it was close to Turc baylek

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. It was colonized by the French from 1830–1962 and remained a quarter of Oued el ethmania until the administrative division of 1984 when Ain Smara became a municipality.

Sport

Football is the most popular sport. The two main football clubs are Ittihad Riyadi Beladiat Aïn Smara (IRBAS) and Mouloudia Beladiat Aïn Smara (MBAS). They play in sand stadiums. Several other sports use Bachiri Mokhtar complex, including judo, karate, handball and volleyball.

Education

There are five primary schools; *Ali Boukerzaza *Amar Bourgoud *Amar Belkerfa *Hricha Amar 1 *Hricha Amar 2 Its three secondary schools are: *Mustafa Kateb technicom *Mohamed Nadjar *Chmachma Ali

Mosques

Five mosques are present: *Okba Bin Nafaa - Amar Bin Yasser *Mussa Ibn Nussair - Essalam *El farouk

References

External links

*http://ency-education.com/ain-smara.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20110728114439/http://eulerdz.toile-libre.org/lycee_ain_smara.php {{DEFAULTSORT:Ain Smara Communes of Constantine Province