The Wilaya of El Menia () is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of El Menia is in the
Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km² .
It is delimited by:
* to the north by the
Ghardaia Province;
* to the east by the
Ouargla Province;
* to the west by the
El Bayadh Province and
Timimoun Province
The Wilaya of Timimoun () is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of Timimoun is in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,22 ...
;
* and to the south by the
In Salah Province
The wilaya of Ain Salah () is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of Ain Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km².Badreddi ...
.
History
The wilaya of El Menia was created on November 26, 2019 .
Previously, it was a
delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was part of the
Ghardaia Province.
Organization of the wilaya
During the administrative breakdown of 2019, the delegated wilaya of El Menia is made up of 3
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
and 1
District
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El Menia
El Menia () is an oasis town and commune, and capital of El Ménia District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The former name is El Goléa (); together in Arabic, the two names mean ''Impregnable Castle''. According to the 2008 census it has a ...
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Hassi Fehal
Hassi Fehal () (also written Hassi Lefhal) is a town and commune in Mansoura District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 3,651, up from 2,164 in 1998, and a growth rate of 5.5%, the highest in the ...
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Hassi Gara
Hassi Gara () is a town and commune in El Ménia District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 17,801, up from 13,911 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. It is effectively a suburb of the lar ...
List of walis
References
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Provinces of Algeria
Sahara
States and territories established in 2019