Ouled Djellal is a town and

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Biskra Province Biskra ( ar, ولاية بسكرة) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria. The capital city is Biskra. Tolga is one of the famous ''daïras'' of this wilaya. Other localities include Lichoua, Sidi Okba, Sidi Khaled, El-Kantara and Ouled Djella ...

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. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 45,622.Statoids
/ref> more recent census says it has over 66,000 people. It is the second biggest city in the state of

Biskra Biskra ( ar, بسكرة ; ; Latin Vescera) is the capital city of Biskra Province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is located in northeastern Algeria, about 248 miles (400 km) from Algiers, 71 miles (115&nbs ...

because of its population and economics. Mayor Rachid Boufateh (in 2016) announced that Ouled Djellal is to be a State in the next Administrative Division.

History

Ouled Djellal was attached to the state of

since the

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. It is also the birthplace of

Boughera El Ouafi Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi ( ar, أحمد بوقرة الوافي; 15 October 1898 – 18 October 1959) was an Algerian athlete during the time of the French occupation of Algeria. In 1928, he won the Olympic gold medal in the marathon. Biogr ...

, the 1928 Olympic

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champion. File:FROBENIUS(1911) Fig26 Marktplatz von Ouled Djella, am Rand der Sahara.jpg, Ouled Djellal 1911 file:ANCIENNES CONSTRUCTIONS.JPG , ruins at Ouled Djella

References

Communes of Biskra Province {{Biskra-geo-stub