Algiers Province

Algiers Province (Arabic: ولاية الجزائر, romanized: Wilāyat al-Jazāʾir, pronounced [wilaːjat ald͡ʒazaːʔir]; French: wilaya d'Alger) 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.

1. 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.

1. = Districts =

The districts, listed according to official numbering (from west to east), are:

1. = Communes =

The communes are:

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)

1. Neighbourhoods

The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:

1. History


1. = Ottoman Algeria =

Bombardment of Algiers (1682) Bombardment of Algiers (1683)

1. = 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)

1. = Independence Revolution =

Battle of Algiers (1956–57) Battle of Bab El Oued (23 March 1962) Villa Susini

1. = Salafist terrorism =

List of terrorist incidents in 2007 2007 Algiers bombings (11 April 2007) 2007 Algiers bombings (11 December 2007)

1. Religion


1. = Mosques =


1. = Cemeteries =


1. = Zawiyas =

Zawiya Thaalibia in Algiers. Zawiya of Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine in Algiers. Zawiya of Sidi Saadi in Algiers. Zawiya of Sidi Amar in Algiers. Zawiya Belkaïdia in Algiers.

1. Education

1. Demography

The population of the province of Algiers increased going from 2,561,992 in 1998 to 2,988,145 in 2008:

1. References


1. 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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Houari Boumediene Airport Railway Station

The Houari Boumediene Airport railway station (French: Gare de l'Aéroport Houari Boumédiène, Arabic: محطة قطار مطار هواري بومدين) is an Algerian railway station located in the district of Dar El Beïda, in the province of Algiers. It serves the Algiers Airport.

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Houari Boumediene Airport

Houari Boumediene International Airport (Arabic: مطار هواري بومدين الدولي, romanized: Maṭār Hawwārī Būmadyan al-Duwaliyy) (IATA: ALG, ICAO: DAAG), also known as Algiers Airport or Algiers International Airport, is the main international airport serving Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is located 9.1 NM (16.9 km; 10.5 mi) east southeast of the city. The airport is named after Houari Boumediene (1932–1978), a former president of Algeria. Dar El Beïda, the area where the airport is located, was known as Maison Blanche ('White House'), and the airport is called Maison Blanche Airport in much of the literature about the Algerian War of Independence. The SGSIA (French: Société de Gestion des Services et Infrastructures Aéroportuaires), more commonly known as 'Airport of Algiers', is a public company established on 1 November 2006 to manage and operate the airport. The SGSIA has 2,100 employees.

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Dar El Beïda

Dar El Beïda (Arabic: الدار البيضاء) is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria. It is the seat of the district with the same name. During French colonial times, it was officially called by its French name Maison Blanche (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ blɑ̃ʃ]), which meant the same thing as its current Arabic name: (the) white house. (This Arabic name is shared with Casablanca in Morocco, in that case a translation from Spanish). It is pronounced [adːaːr albajdˤaːʔ] in Classical Arabic and [(ə)dɑr.(əl)bɑjdɑ] in Darja. It has an area of 3200 hectares (32 km2/12 sq mi). It is home to the international Houari Boumedienne Airport, the largest in Algeria. The airport is divided into two main terminals, one for international flights and the other one for domestic flights. It has 44,753 inhabitants as of the 1998 census. In 1987 it had 12,900 inhabitants.

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Dar El Beïda District

Dar El Beïda is a district in Algiers Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Dar El Beïda.

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