El Taref ( ar, ولاية الطارف) 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 ...
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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 ...
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Algeria
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El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tuni ...
is a port town in this province.
El Taref is the capital city.
El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tuni ...
, a port town in this province, is home to ''
El Kala National Park
The El Kala National Park and Biosphere Reserve (Arabic: محمية القالة الوطنية) is one of the national parks of Algeria in the extreme north-east of the country. It is home to several lakes and a unique ecosystem in the Mediterrane ...
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History
The province was created from parts of
Annaba Province
Annaba ( ar, ولاية عنابة) is a province (''wilaya'') in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.
History
In 1984 El Taref Province was carved out its territory.
Administrat ...
and
Guelma Province
Guelma Province ( ar, ولاية قالمة) is a province (''wilaya'') in eastern Algeria. Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma.
History
Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by the Fr ...
in 1984.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 7
districts
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, divided into 24
municipalities
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Districts
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Ben M'Hidi
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Besbes
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Bouhadjar
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Boutheldja
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Dréan
Dréan is a small coastal town in Algeria, 25 km south of Annaba, in El Taref Province. It has a population of about 40,000. The author Albert Camus
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El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tuni ...
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El Taref
Communes
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Ain El Assel
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Ain Kerma
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain (river), Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the ...
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Asfour
Asfour is a town and commune in El Taref Province, Algeria
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Ben Mehdi
Ben Mehdi is a town and commune in El Taref Province, Algeria
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Beni Amar
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Berrihane
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Besbes
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Bougous
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Bouhadjar
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Bouteldja
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Chebaita Mokhtar
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Chefia
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Chihani
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Dréan
Dréan is a small coastal town in Algeria, 25 km south of Annaba, in El Taref Province. It has a population of about 40,000. The author Albert Camus
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El Aioun (Algeria)
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El Chatt
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El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tuni ...
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El Taref
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Hammam Beni Salah
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Lac des Oiseaux
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Oued Zitoun
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Raml Souk Souarekh
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Zerizer
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Zitouna
References
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1984
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