M'Sila Province
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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
The province was created from parts of Batna (département), Médéa (département) and Sétif (département) in 1974.
Administrative divisions
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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- 1. Aïn El Hadjel
- 2. Aïn El Melh
- 3. Aïn Errich
- 4. Aïn Fares
- 5. Aïn Khadra
- 6. Belaïba
- 7. Ben Srour
- 8. Beni Ilmane
- 9. Benzouh
- 10. Berhoum
- 11. Bir Foda
- 12. Bou-Saâda
- 13. Bouti Sayeh
- 14. Chellal
- 15. Dehahna
- 16. Djebel Messaad
- 17. El Hamel
- 18. El Houamed
- 19. Hammam Dhalaa
- 20. Khoubana
- 21. Khatouti Sed Eldjir
- 22. Maadid
- 23. Maarif
- 24. Magra
- 25. M'cif
- 26. Medjedel
- 27. M'sila
- 28. M'Tarfa
- 29. Ouled Atia
- 30. Mohamed Boudiaf
- 31. Ouanougha
- 32. Ouled Addi Guebala
- 33. Ouled Derraj
- 34. Ouled Madhi
- 35. Ouled Mansour
- 36. Ouled Sidi Brahim
- 37. Ouled Slimane
- 38. Oultene
- 39. Sidi Aïssa
- 40. Sidi Ameur
- 41. Sidi Hadjeres
- 42. Sidi M'hamed
- 43. Slim
- 44. Souamaa
- 45. Tamsa
- 46. Tarmount
- 47. Zarzour
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The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded by Template:Interlanguage link 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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External links
- Encyclopaedia of the Orient - a brief description of M'sila, focusing on its capital
- BBC - a news article about some recent violence in M'sila
- Archnet - focuses on the Maader village project
- Wetlands International - an in-depth description of M'sila's wetland
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