The wilaya of El M'Ghair () is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² . It is delimited by: * to the north by the

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; * to the east by the

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; * to the west by the

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; * and to the south by the

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History

The wilaya of El M'Ghair was created on November 26, 2019 . Previously, it was a

delegated wilaya Delegate or delegates may refer to: * Delegate, New South Wales, a town in Australia * Delegate (CLI), a computer programming technique * Delegate (American politics), a representative in any of various political organizations * Delegate (United S ...

, 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 attached to the

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of El M'Ghair is made up of 3

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

and 2

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 ...

List of walis

El M'Ghair El M'Ghair ( ar, اﻟﻤﻐﻴﺮ), also called El Meghaïer or Mhraïer, is a town and commune, and capital of El M'Ghair District and El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 49,793, up from 40,228 in 1 ...

* Djamaâ

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