This is a list of
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cities
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and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and towns and
villages
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
with more than 20,000 inhabitants. For a list of ''all'' the 1,541 municipalities (
baladiyah
Baladiyah () is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as "district", "sub-district" or "municipality". The plural is baladiyat (). Grammatically, it is the feminine of "rural, country-, folk-".
The Arabic term amanah ( ...
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List of municipalities of Algeria
The municipalities of Algeria (Arabic: بلدية (singular)) form the third level of administrative subdivisions of Algeria. As of 2002, there were 1,541 municipalities in the country.
List
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, and for the
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal a ...
of an Algerian city, see list of postal codes of Algerian cities.
List of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants
List of Algerian cities and towns with 50,000-99,999 inhabitants
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Adrar Adrar (in Tifinagh script "ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ"), a Berber word meaning "mountain", is the name of several areas in Northwest Africa:
Algeria
* Adrar, Algeria, a town in Algeria
* Adrar Province, an administrative division of Algeria
* Adrar District, ...
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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
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Aïn Fakroun ''(55 282)''
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Aïn Oulmene ''(73 831)''
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Aïn M'lila ''(88 441)''
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Aïn Sefra ''(52 320)''
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Aïn Témouchent
Aïn Témouchent ( ar, عين تموشنت) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km w ...
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Aïn Touta ''(59 904)''
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Akbou ''(53 282)''
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Azzaba ''(56 922)''
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Berrouaghia
Berrouaghia is a town and commune in Médéa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 58,780.
Notable people
* Benyoucef Benkhedda - Algerian politician
History
Berrouaghia was during the Roman Empire called Tanara ...
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Bir el-Ater ''(77 727)''
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Boufarik
Boufarik is a town in Blida Province, Algeria, approximately 30 km from Algiers. In 2008, its population was 57,162.popul ...
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Bouira ''(88 801)''
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Chelghoum Laid ''(82 560)''
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Cheria ''(75 344)''
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Chettia ''(71 490)''
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El Bayadh
El Bayadh () is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province. This town was known as ''Géryville'' during the French colonization of Algeria.
Geography
The Ksour Range is a mountainous
A mountain is an elevated po ...
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El Guerrara ''(59 514)''
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El-Khroub ''(65 344)''
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Frenda
Frenda is a town and commune in Tiaret Province in northwestern Algeria. It is best known for ancient Berber monumental tombs known as Jedars.
Notable people
* Larbi Belkheir - Algerian politician
* Abdelkader Benayada - Algerian association f ...
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Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa ( ar, غرداية, Mzab-Berber: ''Taɣerdayt'') is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 93,423 according to the 2008 census, up from 87,599 in 1998, with an annual growth rate ...
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Hassi Bahbah ''(86 421)''
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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 ...
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Ksar Chellala ''(52 753)''
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Ksar Boukhari ''(67 813)''
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Lakhdaria
Lakhdaria (), is a town in northern Algeria, in the Bouïra Province. It is located 50 miles (75 km) south east of Algiers. It is surrounded by the Kabylie mountains, and by a 3 miles long river named oued Isser, passing by rocky mountains ...
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Larbaâ ''(83 819)''
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Mecheria ''(66 465)''
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Mila ''(69 052)''
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Mohammadia ''(84 700)''
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Oued Rhiou
Oued Rhiou is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Relizane Province, Algeria.
References
Communes of Relizane Province
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Ouenza ''(52 737)''
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Ouled Djellal
Ouled Djellal is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 45,622. more recent census says it has over 66,000 people. It is the second biggest city in the state of Biskra because of its pop ...
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Ouled Yaïch ''(87 131)''
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Oum El Bouaghi
Oum El Bouaghi ( ar, أم البواقي) is a municipality in Algeria. It is the capital of Oum El Bouaghi Province
Oum El Bouaghi or Oum el-Bouaghi ( ar, ولاية أم البواقي) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria in the Aures re ...
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Ras El Oued ''(51 482)''
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Rouissat
Rouissat is a town and commune in Ouargla District, Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 58,112, up from 37,814 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 4.5%. It is within the urban area of the provincial ...
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Sédrata ''(53 218)''
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Sidi Aïssa
Sidi Aïssa is a town and commune in M'Sila Province, Algeria
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Sig
Sig used as a name may refer to:
* Sig (given name)
*Sig, Algeria, a city on the banks of the Sig River
*Sig Alert, an alert for traffic congestion in California, named after Loyd Sigmon
*Sig River, a river of Algeria also known as Mekerra
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Sougueur ''(78 956)''
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Sour El-Ghozlane
Sour El-Ghozlane (or Souk El Ghoziane) is a town and commune in Algeria's central-northern, just-landlocked Bouïra Province.
According to the 1998 census it has a population of 42,179.
History Pre Historic
A prehistoric tool (biface) testifyi ...
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Taher ''(77 367)''
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Tamanrasset
Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alt ...
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Tissemsilt ''(75 197)''
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Tolga ''(55 809)''
See also
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Provinces of Algeria
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List of municipalities of Algeria
The municipalities of Algeria (Arabic: بلدية (singular)) form the third level of administrative subdivisions of Algeria. As of 2002, there were 1,541 municipalities in the country.
List
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List of metropolitan areas in Africa
This is a list of the largest urban agglomerations in Africa. Figures are from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects report, as well as from ''citypopulation.de''. Figures for administrative areas are also given.
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List of largest cities in the Arab world
This is a list of largest cities in the Arab world. The Arab world is here defined as the 22 member states of the Arab League.
Largest cities
Largest cities in the Arab world by official cities proper:
See also
*List of largest metropolitan ar ...
References
External links
National Office of Statistics (NOS), official website (English)
{{List of cities in the Middle East
Cities
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Algeria
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