Aïn Defla Province
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Aïn Defla ( ar, ولاية عين الدفلى, is a
wilaya 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 fr ...
(''
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 ...
'') in northern
Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...
. It is located to the southwest 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 ...
, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include
Khemis Miliana Khemis Miliana ( ar, خميس مليانة, links=no) is a town in northern Algeria of around 500000 inhabitants. It is a university town located 120 kilometers west of Algiers. It was known as Malliana in Roman times, then Affreville during th ...
,
Miliana Miliana ( ar, مليانة) is a commune in Aïn Defla Province in northwestern Algeria. It is the administrative center of the daïra, or district, of the same name. It is approximately southwest of the Algerian capital, Algiers.r/sup>, which ...
, Hammam Righa, Oued Zebboudj and Aïn Torki.


History

The province was created from
Chlef Province Chlef ( ar, ولاية الشلف) is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria formerly known as El Asnam, and has about 1 million inhabitants. Its capital is Chlef. Another locality is Ténès, on the Mediterranean Sea. History The province was origi ...
in 1984.


Administrative divisions

It is made up of 14
districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
and 36
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. The districts are: #
Aïn Defla Aïn Defla ( ar, عين الدفلى, lit. ''oleander spring'') is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune. History In Roman times the city was called Oppidum Novum. The vestiges of the Oppidum Novum are still visib ...
# Aïn Lechiakh # Bathia # Bordj El Amir Khaled # Boumedfaâ # Djendel # Djelida # El Abadia # El Amra #
El Attaf El Attaf is a town in northern Algeria, located in the wilaya (province) of Aïn Defla Aïn Defla ( ar, عين الدفلى, lit. ''oleander spring'') is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune. History In Roman ...
# Hammam Righa # Khemis #
Miliana Miliana ( ar, مليانة) is a commune in Aïn Defla Province in northwestern Algeria. It is the administrative center of the daïra, or district, of the same name. It is approximately southwest of the Algerian capital, Algiers.r/sup>, which ...
# Rouina The municipalities are: # Aïn Bénian #
Aïn Bouyahia Aïn Bouyahia is a town in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = ...
#
Aïn Defla Aïn Defla ( ar, عين الدفلى, lit. ''oleander spring'') is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune. History In Roman times the city was called Oppidum Novum. The vestiges of the Oppidum Novum are still visib ...
# Aïn Lechiakh # Aïn Soltane # Aïn Torki #
Arib The , commonly known as , is a standardization organization in Japan. ARIB is designated as the center of promotion of the efficient use of the radio spectrum and designated frequency change support agency. Its activities include those previously ...
# Barbouche # Bathia # Bellas # Ben Allal # Bir Ould Khelifa # Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh # Bouchared # Boumedfaa # Djelida # Djemaa Ouled # Djendel # El Abadia # El Amra #
El Attaf El Attaf is a town in northern Algeria, located in the wilaya (province) of Aïn Defla Aïn Defla ( ar, عين الدفلى, lit. ''oleander spring'') is the capital city of Aïn Defla Province, Algeria. It is also a commune. History In Roman ...
# El Hassania # El Maine # Hammam Righa # Hoceinia #
Khemis Miliana Khemis Miliana ( ar, خميس مليانة, links=no) is a town in northern Algeria of around 500000 inhabitants. It is a university town located 120 kilometers west of Algiers. It was known as Malliana in Roman times, then Affreville during th ...
# Mekhatria #
Miliana Miliana ( ar, مليانة) is a commune in Aïn Defla Province in northwestern Algeria. It is the administrative center of the daïra, or district, of the same name. It is approximately southwest of the Algerian capital, Algiers.r/sup>, which ...
#
Oued Chorfa Sued Chorfa is a coastal town in northern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates ...
# Oued Djemaa # Rouina #
Sidi Lakhdar Sidi Lakhdar is an Algerian commune in the Aïn Defla Province, approximately 125 km west of the capital, Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city ...
# Tacheta Zougagha # Tarik Ibn Ziad # Tiberkanine # Zeddine


Notable people

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Mohamed Charef Muhammad was an Islamic prophet and a religious and political leader who preached and established Islam. Muhammad and variations may also refer to: *Muhammad (name), a given name and surname, and list of people with the name and its variations ...
(1908-2011), theologian and mufti. *
Mohamed Belhocine Mohamed Belhocine ( ar, محمد بلحسين; born 9 April 1951, in Tizi Ouzou) is an Algerian medical scientist and professor of internal medicine and epidemiology. Training After primary studies in Sidi Lakhdar (formerly known as Lavarande, ...
(born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ain Defla Province Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1984