Hassi Bahbah is a town and
commune in
Djelfa Province
Djelfa () is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. 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, a ...
,
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 ...
. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 77,000 which is 0.221% of total Algeria population. The town lies on the N1 Trans-Saharan highway, north of the town of
Aïn Maabed on GPS coordinates: 35.078, 3.028.
Hassi Bahbah municipality was established in 1959 AD, as it is considered one of the most important municipalities in the state of
Djelfa
Djelfa () is the capital city of Djelfa Province, Algeria and the site of ancient city and former bishopric Fallaba, which remains a Latin catholic titular see.
It has a population of 520622 (2019 census). The city lies at the junction of the N1 ...
in terms of population and location.
Geographical location
It is located 242 km south 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 ...
and 50 km north of the
state
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headquarters on
National Road No. 01. It occupies an area of 763 km². The municipality’s territory includes, besides the main population, two secondary communities: Hassi El Marra and Hassi El Masran.
References
Communes of Djelfa Province
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