Algeria is divided into 48 wilayas (provinces) and 1541 baladiyahs. The capital city of a baladiyah, daïra, or province always gives those entities their name, even Algiers, the capital of the country gave it its name.
Tébessa is a province (wilaya) of Algeria. Tébessa is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as Theveste. Another important city is El Ouenza. Tébessa is located only 20 kilometers west of the Tunisian border.
El Oued, Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use of brick construction for housing. As most roofs are domed, it is known as the "City of a Thousand Domes".
Tébessa or Tebessa, the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the wall that surrounds the city and its gates. The city is also known for its traditional Algerian carpets. Tébessa was home to over 190,000 people in 2007.
Algiers is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French département of Algiers and has a population of about 3 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.
Hammamet is a town and commune in Algiers Province, Algeria. In 1998 the commune had a total population of 15,879.
Events from the year 2010 in Algeria
Hassani Abdelkrim is a town and commune in Debila District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 22,755, up from 17,207 in 1998, with a population growth rate of 2.9%.
Taleb Larbi is a town and commune, and capital of Taleb Larbi District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 7,074, up from 3,582 in 1998, with an annual of growth rate of 7.2% per year, the second highest in the province.
Aïn Zerga is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria, near the border with Algeria.
Boukhadra is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Cheria is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria.
El Ogla is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Ferkane is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Hammamet is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria.
Oum Ali is a town and commune in Tébessa Province in north-eastern Algeria, near the border with Algeria.
Larbi Tbessi, whose real name was Larbi Ferhati, born in 1891 in Cheria Tébessa Province, was a revolutionary and reformist Algerian, president of the Association of Algerian Muslim Ulema. He disappeared on April 4, 1957, during the war of Algeria, following his arrest at his Algiers home by civilians disguised paratroopers, the French military are still denying arresting or detaining him.
Bedjene is a town and commune in Tébessa Province, Algeria.
Bir Dheb is a town and commune in Tébessa Province, Algeria.
Bekkaria is a town and commune in Tébessa Province, Algeria.
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