Sétif Province ( ar, ولاية سطيف, kab, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a
province
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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 ...
'') in north-eastern
Algeria
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. Its capital and largest city is
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
; the next largest city is
El Eulma
El-Eulma ( ar, العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as ''S ...
. There is also the
World Heritage Site
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of
Djémila
Djémila ( ar, جميلة, links=, lit=Ǧamīlah, translit=Beautiful (one)), formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are foun ...
there.
History
In 1984
Bordj Bou Arréridj Province
Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province (''wilaya'') in northern Algeria around 200 km from the capital Algiers. It is considered as a crossroads between the east and west, the north and south.
It is nota ...
and
Mila Province
Mila ( ar, ولاية ميلة, link=no, ) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. Other localities include Teleghma, Grarem Gouga, Hamala and Rouached.
History
The province was created from parts of Constantine Provin ...
were carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 20
district
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s (''
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".
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s''), which are further divided into 60
''communes'' or municipalities.
Districts
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Aïn Arnat
Aïn Arnat (in Arabic : عين أرنات) is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Geography
Aïn Arnat is located 7 km west of the city of Sétif and 293 km from the capital Algiers. The Aïn Arnat Dist ...
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn El Kébira
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Aïn Oulmane
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Amoucha
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Babor
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Béni Aziz
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Béni Ourtilane
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Bir El Arch
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Bouandas
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Bougaâ
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Djémila
Djémila ( ar, جميلة, links=, lit=Ǧamīlah, translit=Beautiful (one)), formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are foun ...
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El Eulma
El-Eulma ( ar, العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as ''S ...
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Guenzet
Guenzet is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Guidjel
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Hammam Guergour
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Hammam Souhna
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Maoklane
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Salah Bey
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Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
Communes
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Aïn Abessa
Aïn Abessa is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Aïn Arnat
Aïn Arnat (in Arabic : عين أرنات) is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Geography
Aïn Arnat is located 7 km west of the city of Sétif and 293 km from the capital Algiers. The Aïn Arnat Dist ...
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn El Kébira
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Aïn Azel The commune of Aïn Azel is fifty kilometres south of Sétif in Algeria, and is at the frontier between Sétif Province and Batna Province. The population of Aïn Azel is estimated to be around 37,970 people (2008).
Origin of the name
The name "A ...
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Aïn Lahdjar
Aïn Lahdjar is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Aïn Legraj
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Aïn Oulmane
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Aïn Roua
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Aïn Sebt
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Aït Naoual Mezada
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Aït Tizi
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Amoucha
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Babor
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Bazer Sakhra
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Beidha Bordj
Beidha Bordj is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Belaa
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Béni Aziz
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Beni Chebana
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Beni Fouda
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Beni Hocine
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Béni Ourtilane
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Bir El Arch
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Bir Haddada
Bir Haddada is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Bouandas
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Bougaâ
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Bousselam
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Boutaleb
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Dehamcha
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Djémila
Djémila ( ar, جميلة, links=, lit=Ǧamīlah, translit=Beautiful (one)), formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are foun ...
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Draa Kebila
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El Eulma
El-Eulma ( ar, العلمة) is a city in Algeria, located 210 miles east of the capital Algiers. It is the second-largest city in Sétif Province with a population of 305,130 (1998 census). In the French colonial period the city was known as ''S ...
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El Ouldja
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El Ouricia
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Guellal
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Guelta Zerka
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Guenzet
Guenzet is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria
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Guidjel
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Hamma
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Hammam Guergour
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Harbil
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Ksar El Abtal
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Maaouia
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Maoklane
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Mezloug
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Oued El Barad
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Ouled Addouane
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Ouled Sabor
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Ouled Si Ahmed
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Ouled Tebben
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Oum Ladjoul
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Rasfa
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Salah Bey
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Serdj El Ghoul
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Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner ci ...
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Tachouda
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Talaifacene
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Tamazirt (city)
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Taya
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Tella
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Tizi N'Bechar
See also
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South Righa - a historical region of Sétif Province
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Setif Province
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1974