Tébessa ( ar, ولاية تبسة) is a

province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...

(''

wilayah 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 ...

'') of

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...

Tébessa Tébessa or Tebessa ( ar, تبسة ''Tibissa'', ''Tbessa'' or ''Tibesti''), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the w ...

is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as ''Theveste''. Another important city is El Ouenza. Tébessa is located only 20 kilometers west of the

Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , ...

n border.

History

The province was created from Annaba department and

Batna (département) Batna (, ''Bātna'') is a former French ''département'' in Algeria. The département of Batna existed between 1957 and 1974. Considered as an integral piece of French territory, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, and thereby w ...

in 1974. In 1984

Khenchela Province Khenchela Province ( ar, ولاية خنشلة) is a province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria. History The province was created from parts of Oum el Bouaghi Province and Tébessa Province in 1984. Administrative division The provin ...

was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 12

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

(''

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". West ...

s''), which are further divided into 28 ''communes'' or municipalities.

Districts

Bir El Ater Bir el Ater ( ar, بئر العاتر) is a city located in far eastern Algeria. It is located towards the border with Tunisia, around 87 kilometers south of Tebessa and just beyond the Sahara. The town has a population of approximately 80,000 inh ...

# Bir Mokadem # Cheria # El Aouïnet #

El Kouif El Kouif is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = A ...

# El Ma Labiodh # El Ogla #

Morsott Morsott is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algi ...

Negrine Negrine is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria. It was the site of ancient Casae Nigrae, a settlement of Roman North Africa with an attached bishopric that remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Geography Negrine i ...

# Ouenza # Oum Ali # Tebessa

Communes

# Ain Zerga # Bedjene #

Bekkaria Bekkaria is a town and commune in Tébessa Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordina ...

# Bir Dheheb (

Bir Dheb Bir Dheb is a town and commune in Tébessa Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordina ...

) #

( Bir-El-Ater) # Bir Mokadem #

Boukhadra Boukhadra ( ar, بوخضرة) is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital ...

Boulhaf Dir Boulhaf Dir is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = ...

( Boulhaf Dyr) # Cheria #

El Aouinet El Aouinet is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = A ...

( El-Aouinnet) #

El Kouif El Kouif is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = A ...

# El Ma El Biod ( El Malabiodh) # El Meridj # El Mezeraa # El Ogla # El Ogla Malha ( Ogla Melha) # Ferkane # Guorriguer # Hammamet #

Lahouidjbet Lahouidjbet is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = ...

Morsott Morsott is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algi ...

( Morsot) #

# Ouenza # Oum Ali # Safsaf Ouesra ( Saf Saf El Ouesra) # Stah Guentis # Tebessa # Tlidjen (

Tlidjene Tlidjene is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Alg ...

, Thelidjene)

References

Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974 {{Tébessa-geo-stub