Jijel ( ar, ولاية جيجل) 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 ...

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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

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

, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is

Jijel Jijel ( ar, جيجل), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne and had a population of 131,513 in 2008. Jijel is the administra ...

(Phoenician name : ''Igilgili'').

Taza National Park The Taza National Park (Arabic:الحظيرة الوطنية تازة) is one of the smaller national parks of Algeria. It is located in Jijel Province in the region of the Tell Atlas, and is named after the nearby city of Taza. Its total area is ...

is located in this province.

History

The province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and

Sétif (département) Sétif is a former French ''département'' in Algeria which existed between 1957 and 1974. Considered as a French province, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, and thereby was administratively structured in the same way as metropoli ...

in 1974. In 1984

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 Province ...

was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 11

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 ...

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

Districts

Chekfa Chekfa is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,187. References

Communes of Jijel Province {{Jijel-geo-stub ...

# Djimla #

El Ancer El Ancer is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

# El Aouana #

El Milia El Milia ( الميلية) is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. The town of El Milia is located in the north-eastern Constantinois region. It lies between the cities of Jijel, Mila, Constantine and Skikda. The Mediterranean Sea is ab ...

# Settara # Sidi Maârouf # Taher # Texenna # Ziama Mansouriah

Communes

# Bordj T'har #

Boucif Ouled Askeur Boucif Ouled Askeur is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , ...

# Boudriaa Ben Yadjis #

Bouraoui Belhadef Bouraoui Belhadef is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 10,965. Bouraoui Belhadef is a commune named after Bouraoui Ali ben cherif, a local hero of the liberatio ...

# Chahna #

Chekfa Chekfa is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in Jijel Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,187. References

Communes of Jijel Province {{Jijel-geo-stub ...

# Djemaa Beni Habibi # Djimla #

El Ancer El Ancer is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinate ...

# El Aouana # El Kennar Nouchfi #

Emir Abdelkader Abdelkader ibn Muhieddine (6 September 1808 – 26 May 1883; ar, عبد القادر ابن محي الدين '), known as the Emir Abdelkader or Abdelkader El Hassani El Djazairi, was an Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggl ...

# Eraguene #

Ghebala Ghebala is a town and commune in Jijel Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates ...

# Kaous # Kheïri Oued Adjoul # Ouadjana # Ouled Rabah # Ouled Yahia Khedrouche # Selma Benziada # Settara # Sidi Abdelaziz # Sidi Maarouf # Taher # Texenna # Ziama Mansouriah

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