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Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. Its capital and biggest city is

Chlef Chlef () is the capital of Chlef Province, Algeria. Located in the north of Algeria, west of the capital, Algiers, it was founded in 1843, as Orléansville, on the ruins of Roman ''Castellum Tingitanum''. In 1962, it was renamed al-Asnam, but ...

. It is the 8th most populous province in the country, having 1.356.151 inhabitants (2021). Chlef Province is an important agricultural region, as it is located on the plain of the Middle Chelif Basin and has access to an abundance of water resources. 65.43% of the province is dedicated to agriculture. Other notable industries in the province include breeding, glass production, and plastic processing. As well as these industries, Chlef Province is also home to two dams. Being located in the Atlas Mountains, Chlef also has a sizeable seismic risk, being struck by a 6.7 magnitude earthquake in 1954 and a 7.1 magnitude earthquake in 1980.

History

The province was originally named El Asnam until 1980 when it became known at Ech Chéliff, later known as Chlef. In 1980, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the province, killing up to 5,000 and displacing 300,000. In 1984,

Aïn Defla Province Aïn Defla (, is a wilaya (''province'') in northern Algeria. It is located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Aïn Defla, Miliana, El Attaf, Djelida and Djendel. History The province was created from ...

was carved out of its territory.

Geography

Location

The province of Chlef is located at the Western Tell 200 km west of

Algiers Algiers is the capital city of Algeria as well as the capital of the Algiers Province; it extends over many Communes of Algeria, communes without having its own separate governing body. With 2,988,145 residents in 2008Census 14 April 2008: Offi ...

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 13

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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". Wes ...

s''), which are further divided into 35 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

# Abou El Hassan ( دائرة أبو الحسن) # Aïn Merane ( دائرة عين مران) # Béni Haoua ( دائرة بني حواء) # Boukadir ( دائرة بوقادير) #

( دائرة شلف) # El Karimia ( دائرة الكريمية) # El Marsa ( دائرة المرسى) #

Oued Fodda Oued Fodda is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Chlef Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 36,187. Description Oued Fodda is one of the communes of the Chlef Province in Algeria, it is located 20 km ...

( دائرة وادي الفضة) # Ouled Ben Abdelkader ( دائرة اولاد بن عبد القادر) # Ouled Farès ( دائرة اولاد فارس) # Taougrit ( دائرة تاوقريت) #

Ténès Ténès (; from Berber TNS 'camping') is a town in Algeria located around 200 kilometers west of the capital Algiers. , it has a population of 65,000 people. History Ténès was founded as a Phoenician port in or before the 8th centuryBC. As ...

( دائرة تنس) # Zeboudja ( دائرة زبوجة)

Communes

References

External links

Chlef ProvinceA website about Chlef Province
Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974 Long stubs with short prose {{Chlef-geo-stub