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:
1. Zéralda 2. Chéraga 3. Draria 4. Bir Mourad Raïs 5. Birtouta 6. Bouzaréah 7. Bab El Oued8. Sidi M'Hamed 9. Hussein Dey 10. El Harrach 11. Baraki 12. Dar El Beïda 13. Rouïba
Communes The communes are: DistrictCommuneArabicBab El Oued DistrictBab El Ouedباب الوادBologhineبولوغينCasbahقصبةOued Koreicheواد قريشRais Hamidouالرايس حميدوBaraki DistrictBarakiبراقيLes EucalyptusکالیتوسSidi Moussaسيدي موسىBir Mourad Raïs DistrictBir Mourad Raïsبير مراد رايسBirkhademبئر خادمDjasr Kasentinaجسر قسنطينةHydraحيدرةSaoulaالسحاولةBirtouta DistrictBirtoutaبئر توتةOuled Chebelأولاد شبلTessala El Merdjaتسالة المرجةBouzaréah DistrictBen Aknounبن عكنونBéni Messousبني مسوسBouzaréahبوزريعةEl BiarالأبيارChéraga DistrictAïn Bénianعين البنيانChéragaالشراقةDély Ibrahimدالي إبراهيمHammametالحماماتOuled Fayetأولاد فايتSidi M'Hamed DistrictAlger Centreالجزائر الوسطىEl MadaniaالمدنيةEl MouradiaالمراديةSidi M'Hamedسيدي امحمد
Aïn Taya (Ain Taya Forest) 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 (El-Marsa Forest) H'raoua Hussein Dey Khraïcia Kouba Mahelma Mahelma Forest Mohamed Belouizdad Mohammedia Oued Koriche Oued Smar Rahmania Raïs Hamidou Reghaïa Rouïba Souidania Staouéli Zéralda (Zeralda Forest)
Neighbourhoods The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:
Casbah of Algiers
Cité Yahia Boushaki
Diar el Mahçoul
El Hamiz
Sidi Abdellah
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. in Algiers. in Algiers. in Algiers. in Algiers.
Education
Demographics The population of the province of Algiers increased going from in 1998 to in 2008:
Communes Population Growth rate between 1998 and 2008Bordj El Kiffan %Djasr Kasentina %Baraki %Les Eucalyptus %Kouba %Bab Ezzouar %Bachdjarah %Reghaia %Bouzaréah %Chéraga %Dar El Beïda %Birkhadem %Alger-Centre %Bourouba %Ain Benian %Sidi M'Hamed %Bab El Oued %Mohammadia %Rouïba %Douéra %Bordj El bahri %Zeralda %El Harrach %Staouéli %El Biar %Oued Koreiche %Bir Mourad Raïs %Draria %Hamma Annassers %Bologhine %Saoula %El Achour %Sidi Moussa %Hussein Dey %El Madania %Casbah %Béni Messous %Dély Ibrahim %Ain Taya %Oued Smar %El Magharia %Hydra %Birtouta %Rais Hamidou %Khraicia %Ouled Fayet %Harraoua %Hammamet %Baba Hassen %El Mouradia %Mahelma %Ouled Chebel %Ben Aknoun %Souidania %Tessala El Merdja %El Mersa %Rahmania %
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)