El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh Province () is a province (wilaya) in western Algeria, with El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh as its provincial capital. It was created in 2026 by separation from El Bayadh Province.Loi n° 26-06 du 16 Chaoual 1447 correspondant au 4 avril 2026 modifiant et complétant la loi n° 84-09 du 4 février 1984 relative à l'organisation territoriale du pays, Art. 52 bis 20 (French/Arabic)
The province lies in the transition zone from the Saharan Atlas to the Sahara desert and covers an area of about 45,000 km².Estimate using mapcoordinates.net With around 43,000 inhabitants at the 2008 census, it is very sparsely populated; its population density is about 1 inhabitant per square kilometre.
Administrative divisions The wilaya of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is divided into 7 communes, grouped into 3 districts (daïras).Décret exécutif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra (French/Arabic)
Daïras Communes Name Pop.2008 ONScodeOffice national des statistiques (ONS): Code géographique national (2021)El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh24,949 3207 Aïn El Orak1,424 3208 Arbaouat4,321 3209 El Bnoud1,607 3216 Boussemghoun Boussemghoun3,795 3213Chellala Chellala3,929 3214 El Mehara3,252 3219 References