Algiers Province
Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, [wilaːja ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; or province d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
Algiers Province
ولاية الجزائر | |
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.svg.png.webp) Map of Algeria highlighting Algiers | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′N 3°13′E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Algiers |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | Mohamed Zaïm (FLN) |
| • Wāli | Youcef Charfa (since 2020) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,190 km2 (460 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,796,923 |
| • Density | 6,600/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 21 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-16 |
| Districts | 13 |
| Municipalities | 57 |
Territory
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:
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1. Zéralda |
8. Sidi M'Hamed |
 The 13 districts of Algiers province |
Communes
The communes are:
| District | Commune | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Bab El Oued District | Bab El Oued | باب الواد |
| Bologhine | بولوغين | |
| Casbah | قصبة | |
| Oued Koreiche | واد قريش | |
| Rais Hamidou | الرايس حميدو | |
| Baraki District | Baraki | براقي |
| Les Eucalyptus | کالیتوس | |
| Sidi Moussa | سيدي موسى | |
| Bir Mourad Raïs District | Bir Mourad Raïs | بير مراد رايس |
| Birkhadem | بئر خادم | |
| Djasr Kasentina | جسر قسنطينة | |
| Hydra | حيدرة | |
| Saoula | السحاولة | |
| Birtouta District | Birtouta | بئر توتة |
| Ouled Chebel | أولاد شبل | |
| Tessala El Merdja | تسالة المرجة | |
| Bouzaréah District | Ben Aknoun | بن عكنون |
| Béni Messous | بني مسوس | |
| Bouzaréah | بوزريعة | |
| El Biar | الأبيار | |
| Chéraga District | Aïn Bénian | عين البنيان |
| Chéraga | الشراقة | |
| Dély Ibrahim | دالي إبراهيم | |
| Hammamet | الحمامات | |
| Ouled Fayet | أولاد فايت | |
| Sidi M'Hamed District | Alger Centre | الجزائر الوسطى |
| El Madania | المدنية | |
| El Mouradia | المرادية | |
| Sidi M'Hamed | سيدي امحمد |
- Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
- Bab El Oued
- Bab Ezzouar
- Baba Hassen
- Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
- Bologhine (Bouloghine)
- Bordj El Bahri
- Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
- Bourouba
- Casbah
- Dar El Beïda
- Douéra
- Draria
- El Achour
- El Harrach
- El Magharia
- El Marsa
- H'raoua
- Hussein Dey
- Khraïcia
- Kouba
- Mahelma
- Mohamed Belouizdad
- Mohammedia
- Oued Koriche
- Oued Smar
- Rahmania
- Raïs Hamidou
- Reghaïa
- Rouïba
- Souidania
- Staouéli
- Zéralda
- El Khroub
Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
- Baba Ali
- Beau-Fraisier
- Casbah of Algiers
- Chevalley
- Cité 1er Novembre 1954
- Cité Yahia Boushaki
- Club des Pins
- Diar el Mahçoul
- El Annasser
- El Hamiz
- Hamma
- La Glacière
- Les Dunes
- Les Fusillés
- Moretti
- Riadh El Feth
- Saïd Hamdine
- Sidi Abdellah
- Sidi Yahia
- Tamentfoust
History
Ottoman Algeria
Bombardment of Algiers by the fleet of Admiral Duquesne in 1682
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
The remains during the Battle of Algiers of a house in the Casbah of Algiers destroyed in the explosion that killed Ali la Pointe.
- 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
Cemeteries
Education
![Emir Abdelkader Lyceum [ar]](../I/Algiers%252C_High_School_(GRI)_-_Flickr_-_Getty_Research_Institute.jpg.webp)
Emir Abdelkader Lyceum![College of Islamic Sciences in Algiers [ar]](../I/Caroubier_University_-_Hussein_Dey_-_Wilaya_of_Algiers.jpg.webp)
College of Islamic Sciences in Algiers
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Demography
The population of the province of Algiers increased going from 2,561,992 in 1998 to 2,988,145 in 2008:
| Year | 1998 | 2008 |
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| Population | 2,561,992 | 2,988,145 |
| Communes | Population | Growth rate between 1998 and 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Bordj El Kiffan | 151,950 |  4.0 % |
| Djasr Kasentina | 133,247 | 5.0 % |
| Baraki | 116,375 | 2.1 % |
| Les Eucalyptus | 116,107 | 1.9 % |
| Kouba | 104,708 |  −0.1 % |
| Bab Ezzouar | 96,597 | 0.5 % |
| Bachdjarah | 93,289 | 0.4 % |
| Reghaia | 85,452 | 2.6 % |
| Bouzereah | 83,797 | 2.0 % |
| Cheraga | 80,824 | 3.0 % |
| Dar El Beida | 80,033 | 6.1 % |
| Birkhadem | 77,749 | 3.6 % |
| Alger-Centre | 75,541 | −2.4 % |
| Bourouba | 71,661 | −0.8 % |
| Ain Benian | 68,354 | 2.8 % |
| Sidi M'Hamed | 67,873 | −2.9 % |
| Bab El Oued | 64,732 | −3.0 % |
| Mohammadia | 62,543 | 4.1 % |
| Rouiba | 61,984 | 2.2 % |
| Douera | 56,998 | 3.2 % |
| Bordj El bahri | 52,816 | 6.7 % |
| Zeralda | 51,552 | 4.6 % |
| El Harrach | 48,869 | 0.1 % |
| Staoueli | 47,664 | 2.1 % |
| El Biar | 47,332 | −1.1 % |
| Oued Koreiche | 46,182 | −1.5 % |
| Bir Mourad Rais | 45,345 | 0.5 % |
| Draria | 44,141 | 6.8 % |
| Hamma Annassers | 44,050 | −3.0 % |
| Bologhine | 43,835 | 0.1 % |
| Saoula | 41,690 | 2.9 % |
| El Achour | 41,070 | 7.9 % |
| Sidi Moussa | 40,750 | 3.9 % |
| Hussein Dey | 40,698 | −2.1 % |
| El Madania | 40,301 | −2.4 % |
| Casbah | 36,762 | −3.2 % |
| Beni Messous | 36,191 | 7.7 % |
| Dely Ibrahim | 35,230 | 1.5 % |
| Ain Taya | 34,501 | 1.6 % |
| Oued Smar | 32,062 | 4.2 % |
| El Magharia | 31,453 | 0.3 % |
| Hydra | 31,133 | −1.4 % |
| Birtouta | 30,575 | 3.5 % |
| Rais Hamidou | 28,451 | 2.9 % |
| Khraicia | 27,910 | 4.8 % |
| Ouled Fayet | 27,593 | 6.3 % |
| Harraoua | 27,565 | 4.3 % |
| Hammamet | 23,990 | 2.1 % |
| Baba Hassen | 23,756 | 5.7 % |
| El Mouradia | 22,813 | −2.6 % |
| Mahelma | 20,758 | 3.5 % |
| Ouled Chebel | 20,006 | 2.1 % |
| Ben Aknoun | 18,838 | −0.3 % |
| Souidania | 17,105 | 4.0 % |
| Tessala El Merdja | 15,847 | 4.0 % |
| El Mersa | 12,100 | 3.3 % |
| Rahmania | 7,396 | 2.6 % |
Notable people
- Sidi Abd al-Rahman al-Tha'alibi, 15th-century theologian and sufi.
- Sidi Ahmed Zouaoui, 15th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine, 18th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Mohamed ben Zamoum, 19th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Khalid ibn Hashim, 19th-20th-century resistant against French colonization.
- Abdelhalim Bensmaia, 20th-century scholar, reformist, humanist and musician.
- Lyès Deriche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Brahim Boushaki, 20th-century theologian ans sufi.
- Ali La Pointe, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Aïchaoui, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Seghir Boushaki, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka, 20th-century artist.
- Ahmed Mahsas, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hocine Mezali, 20th-21st-century journalist and writer.
- Djamila Bouhired, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Hassiba Ben Bouali, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Belouizdad, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement against the French.
- Djamila Boupacha, 20th-century militant of the Algerian national political movement.
- Mohamed Bencheneb, 20th-century professor, writer and historian.
- Mourad Didouche, 20th-century leader of the Algerian national political movement.
- Ali Haroun, 20th-century politician and lawyer.
- Mohamed Missouri, 20th-century boxer and coach.
- Hamdan Khodja, 19th-century dignitary and scholar.
- Mohamed Belhocine, 20th-21st-century professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
- Amine ibn El Boushaki, 20th-21st-century judoka.
- Amina Belouizdad, 20th-century television presenter.
- Shahnez Boushaki, 21st-century basketball player.
- Ali Fawzi Rebaine, 21st-century politician and doctor.
- Mohamed Arkab, 20th-21st-century politician and engineer.
- Rezki Zerarti, 20th-21st-century politician and engineer.
- Feriel Boushaki, 21st-century artist.
References
- Population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs (MOC) selon la wilaya de résidence et le sexe et le taux d’accroissement annuel moyen (1998-2008) Office National des Statistiques.
- "Cimetières d'Alger".
- "Cimetières a Alger, on n'a plus de place pour enterrer nos morts".
- ""Le secteur n'a pas bénéficié d'un intérêt particulier des autorités"".
- "Etat des cimetières".
External links
- (in French) "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)
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