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Alger (department)
The Department of Algiers (, , ) was a former French department in Algeria. The department of Alger existed between 1848 and 1974. Considered a French province, Algeria was departmentalized on December 9, 1848. The departments created on this date were the civil zone of the three provinces corresponding to the beyliks of the Regency of Algiers recently conquered. Consequently, the city of Algiers was made prefecture of the department bearing its name, then covering the center of Algeria, leaving the Constantine Department to the east and the department of Oran to the west. The origin of the administrative divisions Considered as a French province, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, thereby operating according to the same administrative structure as metropolitan France. Three civil zones (départements) replaced the three beyliks into which the Ottoman former rulers had divided the territory. The principal town of the central département, also called Alger, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alger Department 1934-1955 Map-fr
Alger may refer to: Places Algeria * French name for Algiers, the capital of Algeria ** Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alger * Alger (department), a former French department (1848–1962) United States * Alger, Michigan, an unincorporated community * Alger County, Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula * Alger, Minnesota, an unincorporated community * Alger, Ohio, a village * Alger, Washington, a census-designated place * Alger Creek, California * Alger Falls, Michigan * Alger Island (New York) * Alger Lakes, California * Camp Alger, Virginia, a military camp established in 1898 for the Spanish–American War * Alger Correctional Facility, Michigan, a men's prison Elsewhere * Alger Island, Russia * Alger Island, one of the Wessel Islands in the Northern Territory of Australia Other uses * Alger (name), a list of people with the surname or given name * Alger brush, an ophthalmological tool * Alger Theater, Detroit, Michigan, United States * '' Commonwealth v. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médéa
Médéa () is the capital city of Médéa Province, Algeria. It is located roughly 68 km south of Algiers. The present-day city is situated on the site of an ancient Roman military post and has a history dating back to the 10th century. The town is French in character, with a rectangular city plan, red tile-roofed buildings, and beautiful public gardens. The hills surrounding Médéa are covered with vineyards, orchards, and farms that yield abundant grain. Médéa's chief products are wines, irrigation equipment, and various handicrafts. Etymology Medea is a Roman city named ad ''Medix'' or ''Media'' ("halfway" in Latin), so called because it was equidistant from Tirinadi ( Berrouaghia) and Sufnsar (Amourah) rest house of Mauretania caesarean on the road linking the capital Caesarea (Cherchell) to the colony Auzia ( Aumale). History During the Roman Empire there was a settlement called Lamdia at Médéa. Lamdia was the seat of an ancient Christian bishopric of the Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Deriche
Mohamed Deriche (, ), (born 1865 in Souk El-Had, Boumerdès Province, Kabylie, Algeria; died 1948 in Boudouaou, Algeria) was an Algerian Berbers, Berber politician after the French conquest of Algeria. Presentation Mohamed Deriche was born in the Kabyle people, Kabyle of Aïth Hamadouche in 1865. The Aïth Hamadouche are a whose village is located on the eastern part of the :ar:جبال الخشنة, Khachna mountain range and overlooks Oued Isser. His father was Ali Deriche, a farmer in Beni Amrane, and his grandfather was Mohamed Deriche, former Zouave. Mohamed was a native of the :ar:جبال الخشنة, Khachna region, which is part of , which stretches from Oued Sebaou to . The surname Deriche was attributed to the Mohamed family by the Arab Bureaux, fr during the establishment of the at the time of the governor Louis Tirman. This name Deriche is either a modification of the Arabic name Dervish, or a meaning of French opulence "De Riche". Caïdat Mohamed Deric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blida Province
Blida () is a 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 department in 1974. In 1984 Tipaza Province was carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions It is made up of 10 districts and 25 municipalities. The districts are: # Blida # Boufarik # Bougara # Bouïnian # El Affroun # Larbaâ # Meftah # Mouzaïa # Oued El Alleug # Ouled Yaïch The municipalities are: # Aïn Romana # Ben Khéllil # Blida # Bouarfa # Boufarik # Bougara # Bouïnian # Béni Mered # Béni Tamou # Chiffa # Chréa # Chébli # Djebabra (Djebara) # El Affroun # Guerrouaou # Hammam Melouane # Larbaâ # Meftah # Mouzaïa # Oued Djer # Oued El Alleug # Ouled Selama # Ouled Yaïch # Souhane # Soumaâ Villages The villages of ''Blida Province'' are: * Souakria Natural features This province has one of the few habitat areas in Algeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algiers Province
Algiers Province (, ', ; ) is a Provinces of Algeria, province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old Departments of France#Departments of Algeria (Départements d'Algérie), French department of Alger (department), Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area. In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions Algiers province is coincident with the city of Algiers, and is divided into 13 districts of Algeria, districts, in turn subdivided into 57 communes of Algeria, ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are: Communes The communes are: # Aïn Taya (Ain Taya Forest) # Bab El Oued # Bab Ezzouar # Baba Hassen # Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah) # Bologhine (Bouloghine) # Bordj El Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essonne
Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.Populations légales 2019: 91 Essonne INSEE Essonne was formed on 1 January 1968, when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments. Its is Évry-Courcouronnes. Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dar El Beïda
Dar El Beïda () is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is the seat of the districts of Algeria, district with Dar El Beïda District, the same name. During French Algeria, French colonial times, it was officially called by its French language, French name ''Maison Blanche'' (), which meant the same thing as its current Arabic name: ''(the) white house''. (This Arabic name is shared with Casablanca in Morocco, in that case a translation from Spanish). It is pronounced in Classical Arabic and in Algerian Arabic, Darja. It has an area of 3200 hectares (32 km2/12 sq mi). It is home to the international Houari Boumedienne Airport, the largest in Algeria. The airport is divided into two main terminals, one for international flights and the other one for domestic flights. It has 44,753 inhabitants as of the 1998 census. In 1987 it had 12,900 inhabitants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Médéa (département)
Médéa is a former France, French ''Departments of France, département'' in Algeria which existed between 1957 and 1974. Reorganization Considered as a French province, Algeria was departmentalised on 9 December 1848, and thereby was administratively structured in the same way as metropolitan France. Three civil zones (Departments of France, départements) replaced the three beyliks into which the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman former rulers had divided the territory. The middle of the three original Algerian Departments of France, departments was called Alger (département), Alger. For over a century the town of Médéa, was a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture in the département of Alger: this changed in 1957. In May 1957 the Médéa Subprefectures in France, sub-prefecture was split off and became a separate département, directly to the south of the now greatly diminished département of Alger. This administrative reorganisation was undertaken in response to the rapid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Département D'Alger 1962
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the Regions of France, administrative regions and the Communes of France, communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five Overseas department and region, overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 333 Arrondissements of France, arrondissements and 2,054 Cantons of France, cantons (as of 2023). These last two levels of government have no political autonomy, instead serving as the administrative basis for the local organisation of police, fire departments, and, in certain cases, elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council (France), departmental council ( , ). From 1800 to April 2015, these were called gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oran
Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is west-southwest from Algiers. The total population of the city was 803,329 in 2008, while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately 1,500,000, making it the second-largest city in Algeria. Etymology The word ''Wahran'' comes from the Berber expression ''wa - iharan'' (place of lions). A locally popular legend tells that in the period around AD 900, there were sightings of Barbary lions in the area. The last two lions were killed on a mountain near Oran, and it became known as ''la montagne des lions'' ("The Mountain of Lions"). Two giant lion statues stand in front of Oran's city hall, symbolizing the city. History Overview During the Roman Empire, a small settlement called ''Unica Colonia'' existed in the area of the current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muslims
Muslims () are people who adhere to Islam, a Monotheism, monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God in Abrahamic religions, God of Abraham (or ''Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet. Alongside the Quran, Muslims also believe in previous Islamic holy books, revelations, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), and the Injeel (Gospel). These earlier revelations are associated with Judaism and Christianity, which are regarded by Muslims as earlier versions of Islam. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices attributed to Muhammad (''sunnah'') as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). With an estimated population of almost 2 billion followers, Muslims comprise around 26% of the world's total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahara
The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic. The name "Sahara" is derived from , a broken plural form of ( ), meaning "desert". The desert covers much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile, Nile Valley in Egypt and the Sudan. It stretches from the Red Sea in the east and the Mediterranean in the north to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, where the landscape gradually changes from desert to coastal plains. To the south it is bounded by the Sahel, a belt of Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, semi-arid tropical savanna around the Niger River valley and the Sudan (region), Sudan region of sub-Saharan Africa. The Sahara can be divided into several regions, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
