Tipaza or Tipasa ( ar, ولاية تيبازة, ''Tibaza'', older ''Tefessedt'') is a
province
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wilaya
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Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called ''Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...
, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria.
History
The province was created from
Blida Province
Blida ( ar, ولاية البليدة) is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here.
History
The province was created from parts of Alger (department) and El Asnam d ...
in 1984.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 10
districts
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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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Bou Ismaïl Bou Ismaïl ( arq, بو إسماعيل) is a city in Bou Ismaïl District, Tipasa Province, Algeria. In 2008 it had a population of 40,984.Cherchell
Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the k ...
Gouraya
Gouraya is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Hadjout
Hadjout formerly Marengo during French colonization is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria, approximately 78km to the west of the capital Algiers.
History
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Koléa
Koléa ( ar, القليعة) is a city in Tipaza Province, northern Algeria, located approximately southwest of Algiers. Its population in 2010 was 46,685.
History
Kolea was founded in 1550 by Hayreddin Barbarossa. In 1838, Christophe Léon Loui ...
Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called ''Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...
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Aghbal
Aghbal is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Ahmar El Ain
Ahmar El Ain is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Ain Tagourait
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Attatba
Attatba is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Beni Milleuk
Beni Milleuk or Beni Mileuk is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Cherchell
Cherchell (Arabic: شرشال) is a town on Algeria's Mediterranean coast, west of Algiers. It is the seat of Cherchell District in Tipaza Province. Under the names Iol and Caesarea, it was formerly a Roman colony and the capital of the k ...
Gouraya
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Hadjout
Hadjout formerly Marengo during French colonization is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria, approximately 78km to the west of the capital Algiers.
History
In 1848, the village was named Marengo. In 1958, the commune beca ...
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Khemisti
Khemisti is a town and commune in Tissemsilt Province in northern Algeria.
It was called Bourbaki when Algeria was a colony of France.
History
In Roman times, it was called Columnata and belonged to the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis ...
Messelmoun
Messelmoun is a town and commune in Tipaza Province in northern Algeria
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Nador
Nador ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⴷⵓⵔ) is a coastal city and provincial capital in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco with a population of about 161,726 (2014 census).
Nador city is separated from the Mediterranean Sea by a salt lagoon nam ...
Tipaza
Tipaza (formerly ''Tefessedt'', Chenoua-Berber: Bazar, ⴱⴰⵣⴰⵔ, ar, تيپازة) is the capital of the Tipaza Province, Algeria. When it was part of the Roman Empire, it was called ''Tipasa''. The modern town was founded in 1857, and is ...