History
The province was created from parts of Oran department, Saïda province and Saoura province in 1974. In 1984 El Bayadh Province and Naama Province were carved out of its territory.Administrative divisions
The province is divided into 6 districts ('' daïras''), which are further divided into 16 ''communes'' or municipalities.Districts
# Aïn El Hadjar # El Hassasna # Ouled Brahim # Saïda # Sidi Boubekeur # YoubCommunes
# Aïn El Hadjar # Aïn Sekhouna # Aïn Soltane # Doui Thabet # El Hassasna # Hounet # Maamora # Moulay Larbi # Ouled Brahim # Ouled Khaled # Saïda # Sidi Ahmed # Sidi Amar # Sidi Boubekeur # Tircine # YoubReferences
Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974 {{Saïda-geo-stub