province
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wilaya
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Algeria
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. Its capital is Djelfa.
It was first established by the administrative reorganization of 1974, and is home to over 1,595,794 inhabitants. Localities in this province include Tadmit, El Khemis, and Selmana.
Oasis department
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Administrative division
The province is made up of 12
districts
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, which are further divided into 36 ''communes'' or municipalities.