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Algiers Province ( ar, ولاية الجزائر, ', ; french: wilaya d'Alger or ) is a
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
(
wilayah A wilayah ( ar, وَلاية, wālāya or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu and fa, ولایت, ''velâyat''; tr, vilayet) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes f ...
) in
Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...
, named after its capital,
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old
French department In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...
of
Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
and has a population of about 3 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.


Territory

In 1984,
Boumerdès Province Boumerdès ( ar, ولاية بومرداس, Kabyle: Tanebḍit n Bumerdas) is a province ('' wilaya'') of northern Algeria, located in the Kabylia region, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (form ...
and
Tipaza Province Tipaza or Tipasa ( ar, ولاية تيبازة, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a province (''wilaya'') on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipaza, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria. History The province was created from Blida Pr ...
were carved out of its territory.


Administrative divisions

Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts, in turn subdivided into 57 ''communes'' or municipalities.


Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from
west West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...
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east East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...
), are:


Communes

The communes are: #
Aïn Taya Aïn Taya is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is located in the administrative constituency of Dar El Beïda in the Governorate of Greater Algiers. Its postal code is 16019 and its municipal code is 1638. Prior to its being part of the Governor ...
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Bab El Oued Bab El Oued is a neighbourhood in Algiers, the capital of Algeria, along the coast north of the city centre. As of 2008, the population of the commune of Bab El Oued was 64,732. History During the existence of French Algeria, Bab El Oued was esta ...
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Bab Ezzouar Bab Ezzouar (; ar, باب الزوار, link=no) is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is one of Algiers fastest growing municipalities and has seen many hotels and commercial malls being raised in the area. Bab Ezzouar is a ...
# Baba Hassen # Bachdjerrah (
Bach Djerrah Bachdjerrah ( ar, باش جراح) is a commune in Algiers Province and a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. As of the 2008 census, the commune had a population of 93,289. Notable people References

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Bologhine Bologhine is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coo ...
( Bouloghine) #
Bordj El Bahri Bordj El Bahri is a municipality of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = A ...
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Bordj El Kiffan Bordj El Kiffan (Arabic 'برج الكيفان') is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. It is in the eastern section of the city, near Matares Beach. Named Fort de l'Eau (Fr. 'Water Fortress') under French rule prior to 1962, us ...
( Bordj El Kifan) #
Bourouba Bourouba is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people References

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Casbah A kasbah (, also ; ar, قَـصَـبَـة, qaṣaba, lit=fortress, , Maghrebi Arabic: ), also spelled qasba, qasaba, or casbah, is a fortress, most commonly the citadel or fortified quarter of a city. It is also equivalent to the term ''alca ...
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Dar El Beïda Dar El Beïda ( ar, الدار البيضاء) is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is the seat of the district with the same name. During French colonial times, it was officially called by its French name ''Maison Blanche'' (), which meant the ...
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Douéra Douera is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coord ...
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Draria Draria is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordi ...
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El Achour El Achour is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , c ...
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El Harrach El Harrach (Berber languages, Berber: ⵍⵃⴻⵔⵔⴰⵛ , formerly ''Maison-Carrée'') is a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. The town is home to USM El Harrach football club and the Higher National Veterinary School is located in the ...
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El Magharia El Magharia ( ar, بلدية المقارية) is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people

Suburbs of Algiers Communes of Algiers Province Algiers Province {{Algiers-geo-stub ...
# El Marsa #
H'raoua H'raoua is a municipality in Algiers province, Algeria. It is located in Rouïba district, and is an outer suburb of Algiers. It has a small coastline on the Mediterranean Sea. The town proper (chef-lieu agglomeration) of H'raoua is located from ...
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Hussein Dey Hussein Dey (real name Hüseyin bin Hüseyin; 1765 – 1838; ar, حسين داي) was the last Dey of the Deylik of Algiers. Early life He was born either in İzmir or Urla in the Ottoman Empire. He went to Istanbul and joined the Canoneers ...
# Khraïcia # Kouba #
Mahelma Mahelma is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coor ...
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Mohamed Belouizdad Mohamed Belouizdad ( ar, محمد بلوزداد; 3 November 1924, in Algiers – 14 January 1952, in Paris), was an Algerian militant and chief "responsible" (manager) of Special Organisation (OS), the military branch of the Algerian People's ...
# Mohammedia # Oued Koriche #
Oued Smar Oued Smar is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coo ...
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Rahmania Rahmania is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coo ...
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Raïs Hamidou Hamidou ben Ali , known as Raïs Hamidou (), or Amidon in American literature, born around 1770 in Algiers, and died on June 17, 1815, near Cape Gata off the coast of southern Spain, was an Algerian corsair. He captured up to 200 ships during hi ...
# Reghaïa #
Rouïba Rouïba or Rouiba ( ar, الرويبة) is a municipalities of Algeria, municipality of Algeria. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Algiers in one of the most healthy localities of Algeria.Journal of Practical Agriculture, Gardening and of H ...
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Souidania Souidania is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , co ...
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Staouéli Staouéli (Berber: ⵚⵟⴰⵡⴰⵍⵉ) is a municipalities of Algeria, municipality in Algiers Province, Algeria. It is located in Zéralda District, Zéralda district, on a Presque-isle on the Mediterranean Sea, hosting the resort town of Sidi ...
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Zéralda Zeralda is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Notable people * Mohamed Belhocine, Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology. * Abdelaziz Bouteflika, fifth President of Algeria (1999–2019). ...
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El Khroub El Khroub ( ar, الخروب) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 179,033.Casbah of Algiers # # # Cité Yahia Boushaki # # Diar el Mahçoul # # # # # # # # # # # #
Tamentfoust Tamentfoust ( ar, تمنتفوست), the classical Rusguniae and colonial , is a site in the Dar El Beïda District of Algiers in Algeria. Geography Tamentfoust lies on Cape Matifou, which forms the northeast side of the Bay of Algiers. Names ...


History


Ottoman Algeria

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Bombardment of Algiers (1682) The bombardment of Algiers in 1682 was a naval operation by France against the Regency of Algiers during the French-Algerian War of 1681–88. Louis XIV sent Duquesne to bombard Algiers after the Dey declared war on France in 1681. Duquesne sa ...
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Bombardment of Algiers (1683) The bombardment of Algiers in 1683 was a French naval operation against the Regency of Algiers during the French-Algerian War 1681–88. It led to the rescue of more than 100 French prisoners, in some cases after decades of captivity, but the gr ...


French conquest

* Invasion of Algiers (14 June 1830) * Battle of Staouéli (18 June 1830) *
Massacre of El Ouffia The Massacre of El Ouffia took place on 6 April 1832 during the French conquest of Algeria. It was a war crime committed against the tribe of El Ouffia near El Harrach by the Troupes Coloniales under Colonel Maximilien Joseph Schauenburg. Hist ...
(6 April 1832) * First Raid on Reghaïa (8 May 1837)


Independence Revolution

* Battle of Algiers (1956–57) *
Battle of Bab El Oued The Battle of Bab el Oued (french: link=no, Bataille de Bab el Oued) was a violent confrontation which occurred during the latter stages of the Algerian War (1954–1962) between the French Army and the Organisation armée secrète (OAS) which ...
(23 March 1962) * Villa Susini


Salafist terrorism

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List of terrorist incidents in 2007 This is a timeline of incidents in 2007 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism). Guidelines *To be included, entrie ...
** 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007) ** 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)


Religion


Mosques

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Djamaa el Djazaïr Djamaa el Djazaïr ( ar, جامع الجزائر), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (french: Grande mosquée d'Alger), is a mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It houses the world's tallest minaret and is the third-largest mosque in the world aft ...
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Djamaa el Kebir Djamaa el Kebir ( ar, الجامع الكبير, translit=djama' el-kebir), also known as the Great Mosque of Algiers (), is a historic mosque in Algiers, Algeria. It is located within the Casbah (old city), near the city's harbor. Dating to 1097, ...
File:Alger-Place-des-Martyrs-Casbah cropped.jpg, Djamaa el Djedid File:The Ketchaoua Mosque.jpg,
Ketchaoua Mosque The Ketchaoua Mosque ( ar, جامع كتشاوة, ''Djamaa Ketchaoua'') is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It was built during the Ottoman rule in the 17th century and is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, whi ...
File:جامع سفير القصبة 3.JPG, Safir Mosque


Cemeteries

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Thaalibia Cemetery Thaalibia Cemetery ( ar, المقبرة الثعالبية) or Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة سيدي عبد الرحمان الثعالبي) is a cemetery in the Casbah of Algiers in the commune of the Casbah of Algiers. ...
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Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة سيدي أمحمد بوقبرين) is a cemetery in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Belouizdad, Algiers, Belouizdad in Algeria. The name relates to Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine. History In the ...
File:Sidi Garidi Cemetery in Kouba مقبرة سيدي قاريدي في القبة.jpg, Sidi Garidi Cemetery File:El Kettar القطار.jpg,
El Kettar Cemetery El Kettar Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة القطار) is one of the most famous cemeteries in Algeria. It is situated in a suburb of the city of Algiers in the Communes of Algeria, commune of Oued Koriche. It opened in 1838 replacing the cemetery of S ...
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El Alia Cemetery El Alia Cemetery ( ar, مقبرة العالية ) is a cemetery in a suburb of Algiers in the commune of Oued Smar in Algeria. The name "El Alia" means in Arabic ''which is high'', but came from the surname of the donor of the land in 1928, ...


Zawiyas

* Zawiya Thaalibia in
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Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...
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Education

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Algiers 1 University The University of Algiers (Arabic:جامعة الجزائر – بن يوسف بن خـدة ), commonly called the Algiers 1 University, is a public research university located in Algiers, Algeria. It is the oldest and most prestigious univer ...
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University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene The University of Science and Technology – Houari Boumediene (french: Université des sciences et de la technologie Houari-Boumediene, USTHB, ar, جامعة العلوم والتكنولوجيا هواري بومدين) is a university locate ...
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Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:


Notable people


References


External links

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Alger, Capitale previligiée pour l'investissement

Archive
- National Agency of Investment Development (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement or ANDI, الوكالة الوطنية لتطوير الاستثمار) {{Authority control Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974