Algiers Province

Algiers Province (, ; ) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is the most 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, in turn subdivided into 57 communes or municipalities.

Districts

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:

Communes

The communes are:

1. Aïn Taya (Ain Taya Forest)
2. Bab El Oued
3. Bab Ezzouar
4. Baba Hassen
5. Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
6. Bologhine (Bouloghine)
7. Bordj El Bahri
8. Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
9. Bourouba
10. Casbah
11. Dar El Beïda
12. Douéra
13. Draria
14. El Achour
15. El Harrach
16. El Magharia
17. El Marsa (El-Marsa Forest)
18. H'raoua
19. Hussein Dey
20. Khraïcia
21. Kouba
22. Mahelma
23. Mahelma Forest
24. Mohamed Belouizdad
25. Mohammedia
26. Oued Koriche
27. Oued Smar
28. Rahmania
29. Raïs Hamidou
30. Reghaïa
31. Rouïba
32. Souidania
33. Staouéli
34. Zéralda (Zeralda Forest)

Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:

3. Casbah of Algiers
6. Cité Yahia Boushaki
8. Diar el Mahçoul
10. El Hamiz
18. Sidi Abdellah
20. Tamentfoust

History

Ottoman Algeria

• Bombardment of Algiers (1682)
• Bombardment of Algiers (1683)

French conquest

• Invasion of Algiers (14 June 1830)
• Battle of Staouéli (18 June 1830)
• Massacre of El Ouffia (6 April 1832)
• First Raid on Reghaïa (8 May 1837)

Independence Revolution

• Battle of Algiers (1956–57)
• Battle of Bab El Oued (23 March 1962)
• Villa Susini

Salafist terrorism

• List of terrorist incidents in 2007
• 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007)
• 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)

Religion

Mosques

Cemeteries

Zawiyas

• Zawiya Thaalibia in Algiers.
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Education

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Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:

References

External links

• "Alger, Capitale previligiée pour l'investissement" (Archive) – National Agency of Investment Development (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement or ANDI, الوكالة الوطنية لتطوير الاستثمار)