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Jijel (Arabic: ولاية جيجل) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : Igilgili). Taza National Park is located in this province.
Jijel Province
ولاية جيجل | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Jijel | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′N 5°46′E / 36.800°N 5.767°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Jijel, Algeria |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,577 km2 (995 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 634,412 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 34 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-18 |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
History
editThe province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and Sétif (département) in 1974.
In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory.
Administrative divisions
editThe province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 communes or municipalities.
Districts
editCommunes
edit- Bordj T'har
- Boucif Ouled Askeur
- Boudriaa Ben Yadjis
- Bouraoui Belhadef
- Chahna
- Chekfa
- Djemaa Beni Habibi
- Djimla
- El Ancer
- El Aouana
- El Kennar Nouchfi
- El Milia
- Emir Abdelkader
- Eraguene
- Ghebala
- Jijel
- Kaous
- Kheïri Oued Adjoul
- Ouadjana
- Ouled Rabah
- Ouled Yahia Khedrouche
- Selma Benziada
- Settara
- Sidi Abdelaziz
- Sidi Maarouf
- Taher
- Texenna
- Ziama Mansouriah
See also
edit- Jijel Arabic – Pre-Hilalian Arabic dialect of northeastern Algeria
References
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- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
External links
edit- (in French) Official website of the Province
- (in French) Jijel local on-line news
- (in French) Jijel news Archived 2021-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Jijel on-line
- (in French) Djidjelli.com Archived 2018-11-06 at the Wayback Machine
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