Constantine ( ar, ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58
provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
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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 ...
s'') of
Algeria
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, whose capital is
the city of the same name.
History
In 1984
Mila Province
Mila ( ar, ولاية ميلة, link=no, ) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Teleghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached.
History
The province was created from parts of Constantine Province ...
was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 6
districts or ''daïra'', which are subdivided into 12
''communes'' or municipalities.
List of districts
References
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974
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