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Map of the provinces of Algeria numbered according to the official order.

Algeria is currently divided into 48 wilayas (provinces), 553 dairas (circles, or counties) and 1541 baladiyahs (municipalities, in French: commune). The capital city of a baladiyah, daïra, or province (which is also the largest city of those) always gives those entities their name, even Algiers, the capital of the country gave it its name (El Djazayar, the Arabic name for both the city and the country). The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria. ... Abdelaziz Bouteflika (عبد العزيز بوتفليقة) (born March 2, 1937) is the President of Algeria (since 1999). ... The Prime Minister is the head of government of Algeria. ... Abdelaziz Belkhadem (born November 8, Algeria) is an Algerian politician. ... The Parliament of Algeria consists of two chambers: The Council of the Nation (Upper Chamber) The Peoples National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The Algerian Senate is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. ... Peoples National Assembly is Algerian Parliament. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Politics of Algeria Categories: Election related stubs | Elections in Algeria ... Algeria has traditionally practiced an activist foreign policy and in the 1960s and 1970s was noted for its support of Third World policies and independence movements. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... A Daïra (Arabic: ‎ circle; plural Dawaïr) is a country subdivision of a wilaya in Algeria and in Western Sahara. ... For information on the geometric shape, see circle and list of circle topics. ... Originally, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count (in Great Britain, an earl, though the original earldoms covered larger areas) by reason of that office. ... Baladiyah is an arab subdivision term that can be translated as municipality. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Commune can refer to various things: commune (subnational entity) of various European and African countries Commune in France. ... This article is about the capital of Algeria. ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ...

According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or "Popular Provincal Parliament/Provincal Popular Parliament" (the Assemblé Populaire Wilayale, in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the "Wali" (Governor), who is choosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which is elected by Algerians. Wali (Arabic ولي, plural Awliya أولياء, Persian/Turkish pronunciation Vali), is an Arabic word, meaning protector or guardian (most literally etymologically near one), also adopted in various other Islamic cultures. ... A governor or governour (archaic) is a governing official, usually the executive (at least nominally, to different degrees also politically and administratively) of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the Head of state; furthermore the title applies to officials with a similar mandate as representatives of a chartered... The President is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria. ...

The administrative divisions have changed several times since independence. When introducing new wilayas, the numbers of old provinces are kept, hence the non alphabetical order. With their official numbers, currently (since 1983) they are: 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. Adrar
2. Chlef
3. Laghouat
4. Oum el-Bouaghi
5. Batna
6. Béjaïa
7. Biskra
8. Béchar
9. Blida
10. Bouira
11. Tamanghasset
12. Tébessa
13. Tlemcen
14. Tiaret
15. Tizi Ouzou
16. Algiers
17. Djelfa
18. Jijel
19. Sétif
20. Saida
21. Skikda
22. Sidi Bel Abbes
23. Annaba
24. Guelma
25. Constantine
26. Médéa
27. Mostaganem
28. M'Sila
29. Muaskar
30. Ouargla
31. Oran
32. El Bayadh
33. Illizi
34. Bordj Bou Arréridj
35. Boumerdès
36. El Tarf
37. Tindouf
38. Tissemsilt
39. El Oued
40. Khenchela
41. Souk Ahras
42. Tipasa
43. Mila
44. Aïn Defla
45. Naama
46. Aïn Témouchent
47. Ghardaïa
48. Relizane

Adrar is a province of southwestern Algeria. ... Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف ) is a wilaya in Algeria. ... Laghouat (Arabic: ولاية الأغواط) is a province (wilaya) in central Algeria. ... Oum el-Bouaghi (Arabic: ولاية أم البواقي ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Batna is a is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Béjaïa (Arabic: ولاية بجاية , Berber : Bgayet) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Biskra (Arabic: ولاية بسكرة , Berber : Tibeskert) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Bechar is a wilaya of Algeria. ... The capital of Bilda Province is Blida. ... Bouira (Arabic: ولاية البويرة ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Tamanghasset (Arabic: ولاية تمنراست ) is a wilaya in southern Algeria. ... Tébessa (Arabic: ولاية تبسة ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Tlemcen (Arabic: تلمسان) is a province (wilayah) of Algeria. ... Tiaret (Arabic: ولاية تيارت ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Tizi Ouzou (Arabic: تيزي وزو , Berber : Tizi Wezzu) is a wilaya in Algeria. ... Map of Algeria showing Algiers province The Wilaya of Algiers (Arabic : ولاية الجزائر) is an administrative subdivision of Algeria, adopted from the old French département of Algiers. ... Djelfa is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Jijel (Arabic: ولاية جيجل ) is a coastal wilaya in eastern Algeria. ... Sétif (Arabic: ولاية سطيف ) is a province in northern Algeria. ... Saida is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Skikida is a province of Algeria. ... Sidi Bel Abbes (Arabic: ولاية سيدي بلعباس ) is one of the wilayas, or provinces, of Algeria in Saharan Africa. ... Annaba (Arabic: ولاية عنابة ) is a small province in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. ... Guelma (Arabic:ولاية قالمة ) is a wilaya in eastern Algeria. ... Constantine Province is one of the 48 provinces of Algeria. ... Médéa (Arabic: ولاية المدية ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Mostaganem is a wilaya of Algeria. ... MSila (also spelled Msila or MSila) (Arabic: ولاية المسيلة) is a wilaya of Northern Algeria. ... Muaskar (formerly known by the anglicization Mascara) (Arabic: ولاية معسكر) is a city and wilaya in Algeria. ... Ouargla (Arabic: ورقلة ) is a wilaya in southern Algeria. ... Capital is Oran, Algeria. ... El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Illizi (Arabic: ولاية اليزي ) is a wilaya in the south-eastern corner of Algeria. ... Bordj Bou Arréridj (Arabic: ولاية برج بوعريريج) is a province and in the east Algeria around 200 Km away from the capital Algiers. ... Boumerdès (Arabic: ولاية بومرداس ) is a wilaya of northern Algeria, between Algiers and Tizi-Ouzou, with its capital at the coastal city of Boumerdès (formerly Rocher-Noir) just east of Algiers. ... El Tarf (Arabic: ولاية الطارف ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Tindouf, also written Tinduf, (Arabic: تندوف) is wilaya in the west of Algeria, population 30,000 (not including approximately 160,000 Sahrawi refugees). ... Tissemsilt (Arabic: ولاية تسمسيلت ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... El Oued is a Saharan wilaya of Algeria (wilaya no. ... Khenchela (Arabic: ولاية خنشلة ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Souk Ahras (Arabic: ولاية سوق أهراس ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Tipasa (Arabic: ولاية تيبازة ) Tibaza, older Tefessedt) is a province on the coast of Algeria, Its capital is Tipasa, 50 km west of the capital of Algeria. ... Mila (Arabic: ولاية ميلة ) is a wilaya of Algeria, whose capital is Mila. ... Aïn Defla (Arabic: ولاية عين الدفلى) is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria. ... Naama (Arabic: ولاية النعامة ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ... Aïn Témouchent (Arabic: ولاية عين تموشنت ) is a province in northwestern Algeria. ... Ghardaïa (Arabic: ولاية غرداية ) is a wilaya in eastern Algeria. ... Relizane (Arabic: ولاية غليزان ) is a wilaya of Algeria. ...

1974-1983

Map of the departments of Algeria as they were from 1974 to 1983

The 15 departments were reorganized to form 31 departments: 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1. Adrar
2. Algiers
3. Annaba
4. Batna
5. Béchar
6. Béjaïa
7. Biskra
8. Blida
9. Bouira
10. Constantine
11. Djelfa
12. El Asnam
13. Guelma
14. Jijel
15. Laghouat
16. Mascara
17. Médéa
18. Mostaganem
19. M'Sila
20. Oran
21. Ouargla
22. Oum el Bouaghi
23. Saïda
24. Sétif
25. Sidi Bel Abbès
26. Skikda
27. Tamanrasset
28. Tébessa
29. Tiaret
30. Tizi-Ouzou
31. Tlemcen

1962-1974

Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which became wilayas, for the most part, with some name changes: 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

1. Algiers
2. Annaba
3. Aures
4. Constantine
5. El Asnam (Chlef)
6. Medea
7. Mostaganem
8. Oasis
9. Oran
10. Saïda
11. Saoura
12. Setif
13. Tiaret
14. Tizi-Ouzou
15. Tlemcen

1954-1962

During the Algerian War of Independence, the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas: 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Combatants FLN (1954-62) MNA (1954-62) France (1954-62) FAF (1960-61) OAS (1961-62) Commanders Ferhat Abbas Hocine Aït Ahmed Ahmed Ben Bella Krim Belkacem Larbi Ben MHidi Rabah Bitat Mohamed Boudiaf Messali Hadj Pierre Mendès-France General Jacques Massu General Maurice Challe Charles de... The National Liberation Front , (Arabic: Jabhat al-Taḩrīr al-Waţanī, French: Front de Libération Nationale aka FLN) is a socialist political party in Algeria. ...

1. Aures
2. Constantine
3. Kabylie
4. Algiers
5. Oran
6. Sahara

with France sometimes described as a "wilaya 7".

See also

Municipalities of Algeria

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Provinces of Algeria

Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouira • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Tarf • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Muaskar • Naama • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbes • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanghasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipasa • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen