Provinces of Algeria

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Map of the provinces of Algeria in alphabetical order.

Algeria is currently divided into 48 wilayas, or provinces. The administrative divisions have changed several times since independence. Currently (since 1983) they are:

  1. Adrar
  2. Ain Defla
  3. Ain Temouchent
  4. Alger
  5. Annaba Province
  6. Batna Province
  7. Bechar
  8. Bejaia
  9. Biskra Province
  10. Blida
  11. Bordj Bou Arreridj
  12. Bouira
  13. Boumerdes
  14. Chlef
  15. Constantine
  16. Djelfa Province
  17. El Bayadh
  18. El Oued Province
  19. El Tarf
  20. Ghardaia
  21. Guelma
  22. Illizi
  23. Jijel
  24. Khenchela
  25. Laghouat
  26. Muaskar
  27. Medea
  28. Mila
  29. Mostaganem Province
  30. M'Sila
  31. Naama
  32. Oran
  33. Ouargla
  34. Oum el Bouaghi
  35. Relizane
  36. Saida Province
  37. Setif
  38. Sidi Bel Abbes
  39. Skikda
  40. Souk Ahras
  41. Tamanghasset
  42. Tebessa
  43. Tiaret
  44. Tindouf
  45. Tipaza
  46. Tissemsilt
  47. Tizi Ouzou
  48. Tlemcen

1954-1962

During the Algerian War of Independence, the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas:

  1. Aures
  2. Constantine
  3. Kabylie
  4. Algiers
  5. Oran
  6. Sahara

with France sometimes described as a "wilaya 7".

1962-1974

Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, who became wilayas, for the most part, with some name changes:

  1. Algiers
  2. Annaba
  3. Aures
  4. Constantine
  5. El Asnam
  6. Medea
  7. Mostaganem
  8. Oasis (El Wahat)
  9. Oran
  10. Saïda
  11. Saoura
  12. Setif
  13. Tiaret
  14. Tizi-Ouzou
  15. Tlemcen

1974-1983

The 15 wilayas were reorganized to form 31:

  1. Adrar
  2. Algiers
  3. Annaba
  4. Batna
  5. Béchar
  6. Béjaïa
  7. Biskra
  8. Blida
  9. Bouira
  10. Constantine
  11. Djelfa
  12. El Asnam
  13. Guelma
  14. Jijel
  15. Laghouat
  16. Mascara
  17. Médéa
  18. Mostaganem
  19. M'Sila
  20. Oran
  21. Ouargla
  22. Oum el Bouaghi
  23. Saïda
  24. Sétif
  25. Sidi Bel Abbès
  26. Skikda
  27. Tamanrasset
  28. Tébessa
  29. Tiaret
  30. Tizi-Ouzou
  31. Tlemcen

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