Aïn Témouchent ( ar, ولاية عين تموشنت) is a

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

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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 northwestern

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

, named after its capital:

Aïn Témouchent Aïn Témouchent ( ar, عين تموشنت) is a city in north western Algeria, it is the capital of Aïn Témouchent Province. Ain Temouchent is located 72 km south-west of Oran, a city with which it is closely associated, and 63 km w ...

History

The province was created from

Sidi Bel Abbès Province Sidi Bel Abbès ( ar, ولاية سيدي بلعباس) is one of the provinces ('' wilayas'') of Algeria. Its name is derived from the name of its capital, the city of Sidi Bel Abbès. It is situated in the northwestern part of the country. H ...

in 1984.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 8

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 ...

and 28

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

. The districts are: # Aïn Kihel # Aïn Larbaâ #

# Béni Saf #

El Amria El Amria is a town in the Aïn Témouchent province in northwestern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Alg ...

El Malah El Malah (formerly ''Rio Salado'') is a municipality in northwestern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Al ...

# Hammam Bou Hadjar # Oulhassa Gheraba The municipalities are: # Aghlal # Aïn El Arbaa # Aïn Kihal #

# Aïn Tolba # Aoubellil # Beni Saf # Bou Zedjar # Chaabet El Ham # Chentouf #

El Amria El Amria is a town in the Aïn Témouchent province in northwestern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Alg ...

# El Emir Abdelkader #

El Malah El Malah (formerly ''Rio Salado'') is a municipality in northwestern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Al ...

# El Messaid # Hammam Bouhadjar # Hassasna #

Hassi El Ghella Hassi El Ghella is a municipality in northwestern Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

# Oued Berkeche # Oued Sabah # Ouled Boudjemaa # Ouled Kihal # Oulhaca El Gheraba #

Sidi Ben Adda Sidi Ben Adda is a municipality in north-western Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates ...

# Sidi Boumedienne # Sidi Ouriache # Sidi Safi # Tamzoura #

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References

External links

Official website
Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1984 {{AïnTémouchent-geo-stub