Aïn Témouchent () is a
province
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(''
wilaya
A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", "province" or occasionally as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a ''wāli''—"g ...
'') in northwestern
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
, with a population of 432353 inhabitants in 2019, with a density of 182/square kilometers. Its named after its capital:
Aïn Témouchent.
History
The province was created from
Sidi Bel Abbès Province
Sidi Bel Abbès () 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.
History
The province was created from ...
in 1984.
Administrative divisions
It is made up of 8
districts
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and 28
municipalities
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.
The districts are:
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Aïn Kihel
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Aïn Larbaâ
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Aïn Témouchent
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Béni Saf
Beni Saf () is a town in northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers southwest of Oran. The town was founded in 1876 as a shipping port for iron ore, which is mined just south of the town. Other products of the town include zinc, marble and onyx, and ...
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El Amria
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El Malah
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Hammam Bou Hadjar
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Oulhassa Gheraba
The municipalities are:
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Aghlal
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Aïn El Arbaa
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Aïn Kihal
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Aïn Témouchent
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Aïn Tolba
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Aoubellil
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Beni Saf
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Bou Zedjar
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Chaabet El Ham
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Chentouf
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El Amria
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El Emir Abdelkader
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El Malah
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El Messaid
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Hammam Bouhadjar
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Hassasna
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Hassi El Ghella
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Oued Berkeche
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Oued Sabah
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Ouled Boudjemaa
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Ouled Kihal
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Oulhaca El Gheraba
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Sidi Ben Adda
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Sidi Boumedienne
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Sidi Ouriache
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Sidi Safi
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Tamzoura
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Terga
References
External links
Official website
Provinces of Algeria
States and territories established in 1984
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