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M'Sila Province

Coordinates: 35°42′N 4°33′E / 35.700°N 4.550°E / 35.700; 4.550
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M'Sila Province
ولاية المسيلة
Map of Algeria highlighting M'Sila
Map of Algeria highlighting M'Sila
Coordinates: 35°42′N 4°33′E / 35.700°N 4.550°E / 35.700; 4.550
Country Algeria
CapitalM'Sila
Area
 • Total18,718 km2 (7,227 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total991,846
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 35
ISO 3166 codeDZ-28
Districts15
Municipalities47

M'Sila (Berber languages: ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰ Msila) is a province (wilaya) of northern Algeria. It has a population of 1 million people and an area of 18,718 square kilometres (7,227 sq mi), while its capital, also called M'Sila, home to M'Sila University, has a population of about 100,000.

Localities include Bou Saada and Maadid. Chott El Hodna, a salt lake, crosses into M'Sila. However, most of the region is semi-arid and undeveloped.

Additionally, M'Sila was the location of the first village constructed as part of a government-run program to transition nomadic Algerians to sedentary life using local materials.

The village, now complete, was dubbed Maader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque.

History

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The province was created from parts of Batna (département), Médéa (département) and Sétif (département) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

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The province is divided into 15 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 47 communes or municipalities.

Districts

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Communes

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The districts and communes of the province of M'Sila

Zawiya

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The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded by Sidi Mohammed Ben Belqacem [ar] born in 1823 in the vicinity of Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa Province. After he died in 1897, his daughter Lalla Zaynab succeeded him until 1904.

The zaouïa consists of a mosque, a Koranic school, and the mausoleum where the founder and his successors rest.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitat 2008" [Preliminary results of the 2008 population census]. Office National des Statistiques (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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