Ain Smara is a municipality in
Constantine Province
Constantine () is one of the 58 provinces (''wilayas'') of Algeria, whose capital is the city of the same name, with 1 291 575 inhabitants, with a density of 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
History
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory. ...
, Algeria. Its original name is Aïn Smara.
Geography
It is bordered by Ali Mendjeli to the east,
Oued Athmania (
Mila Province
Mila (, ) 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, Jijel Province, Oum el Boua ...
) to the west,
Ibn Ziad
Ibn Ziad is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria
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to the north and
El Khroub
El Khroub (Amazigh: ⵍⵅⵔⵓⴱ, ) is a town and commune in Constantine Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 179,033.[Ottoman era
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(1515–1830) it was close to Turc baylek
Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
* Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
* Constantine (name), a masculine g ...
. It was colonized by the French from 1830 to 1962 and remained a quarter of Oued Athmania until the administrative division of 1984, when Ain Smara became a municipality.
Sport
Football is the most popular sport. The two main football clubs are Ittihad Riyadi Beladiat Aïn Smara (IRBAS)
and Mouloudia Beladiat Aïn Smara (MBAS). They play in sand stadiums.
Several other sports use Bachiri Mokhtar complex, including judo, karate, handball and volleyball.
Education
There are five primary schools;
*Ali Boukerzaza
*Amar Bourgoud
*Amar Belkerfa
*Hricha Amar 1
*Hricha Amar 2
Its three secondary schools are:
*Mustafa Kateb technicom
*Mohamed Nadjar
*Chmachma Ali
Mosques
Five mosques are present:
*Okba Bin Nafaa - Amar Bin Yasser
*Mussa Ibn Nussair - Essalam
*El farouk
*Masjad Al-nour
References
External links
*http://ency-education.com/ain-smara.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110728114439/http://eulerdz.toile-libre.org/lycee_ain_smara.php
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Communes of Constantine Province