Naâma (
Arabic
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النعامة or
نعامة) is a
municipality
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in
Naâma Province
Naâma Province ( ar, ولاية النعامة) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria named after its provincial seat, the town of Naâma. The region is dominated by a large sabkha. There is an airport in Mécheria.
History
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, of which it is the
province seat. It is coextensive with the
district
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of Naâma and has a population of 8,256, (in 1998) which gives it 7 seats in the
PMA. Its population is 16,251 as per the census of 2008.
Its postal code is 45000 and its municipal code is 4501. Its telephone code is 049 nationally, or +213 49 internationally.
Communes of Naâma Province
Province seats of Algeria
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