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 The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Ar ...

. It received four titles when it was founded, so it was called Riyad Enakhil since 1848 after the fall of the resistance of Ahmed Bey in the eastern region of Algeria, and the migration of Arabs Bani Salim and Banu Hillal to it and its reconstruction, where Ahmed Bey resided there for three days after the fall of his resistance. It was called Petit Ziban when it belonged to the wilaya of Biskra, because it consists of reefs, steppes and valleys, in addition to small low mountains, and the jewel of Oued Righ because it mediates the Righ region between Biskra and Touggourt. It was also called the Oasis of Springs due to the abundance of various water springs in its palm oases, and the first spring was emitted in 1845.

Geography

The wilaya of El M'Ghair is in the

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. Its area is 8,835 km². It is delimited by: * to the north by the

Biskra Province Biskra (, Berber: ⴱⴻⵙⴽⵔⴰ) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. Its capital is Biskra. It is located on the northern edge of the Algerian Sahara, south of the Atlas Mountains. Geographically, Biskra Province is arid, but oases and ...

; * to the east by the

El Oued Province El Oued (, ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by ''Oued Souf''. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and Guemar. Geography Physical geography El Oued Province lies in the Sahara de ...

and

Touggourt Province Touggourt () is an Algerian Provinces of Algeria, province ''(Wilayah, wilaya)'' created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara. Geography Touggourt Province is located in the Algerian Desert, A ...

; * to the west by the Ouled Djellal Province; * and to the south by the

Ouargla Province Ouargla or Warqla () is a province (''wilaya'') in eastern Algeria, with a population of 708 463 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It borders Ouled Djellal Province, El ...

and

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

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 2

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(''

daïra A daïra or daerah ( ''circle''; plural ''dawaïr'') is an administrative division in Algeria and Western Sahara in West Africa, as well as Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It is commonly translated in English as "district". Wes ...

s''), which are further divided into 8 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

El M'Ghair El M'Ghair (), 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 1998, and is the secon ...

# Djamaâ

Communes

# Oum Touyour #

Sidi Khellil Sidi Khellil () is a town and commune in El M'Ghair District, El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 6,547, up from 5,524 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 1.7%. Geography Much of the surrounding ...

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Djamaa Djamaa () (also written Jama'a) is a town and commune in El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 50,916, up from 37,438 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.1%. Geography To the east of Djamaa is ...

M'Rara M'Rara () is a town and commune in Djamaa District, El M'Ghair Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 7,999, up from 5,976 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.0%. Climate M'Rara has a hot desert climate (K� ...

Sidi Amrane Sidi Amrane () (also written Sīdī Amran) is a town and commune in Djamaa District, El M'Ghair Province, Algeria, south of Djamaa. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 21,772, up from 18,732 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of ...

# Tendla

List of walis

* Djamaâ

Notes and references

References

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