Algiers Province

Algiers Province (ولاية الجزائر, Wilāyat al-Jazāʼir, ; province d'Alger) is a province (wilayah) in Algeria, named after its capital, Algiers, which is also the national capital. It is adopted from the old French department of Algiers and has a population of about 8 million. It is the most densely populated province of Algeria, and also the smallest by area.

In 1984, Boumerdès Province and Tipaza Province were carved out of its territory.

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.

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

Communes
The communes are:


 * 1) Aïn Taya (Ain-Taya)
 * 2) Bab El Oued
 * 3) Bab Ezzouar
 * 4) Baba Hassen
 * 5) Bachdjerrah (Bach Djerrah)
 * 6) Bologhine (Bouloghine)
 * 7) Bordj El Bahri
 * 8) Bordj El Kiffan (Bordj El Kifan)
 * 9) Bourouba
 * 10) Casbah
 * 11) Dar El Beïda
 * 12) Douéra
 * 13) Draria
 * 14) El Achour
 * 15) El Harrach
 * 16) El Magharia
 * 17) El Marsa
 * 18) H'raoua
 * 19) Hussein Dey
 * 20) Khraïcia
 * 21) Kouba
 * 22) Mahelma
 * 23) Mohamed Belouizdad
 * 24) Mohammedia
 * 25) Oued Koriche
 * 26) Oued Smar
 * 27) Rahmania
 * 28) Raïs Hamidou
 * 29) Reghaïa
 * 30) Rouïba
 * 31) Souidania
 * 32) Staouéli
 * 33) Zéralda
 * 34) El Khroub

Neighbourhoods
The neighbourhoods, listed alphabetically, are:


 * 1) Casbah of Algiers
 * 2) Cité Yahia Boushaki
 * 3) Diar el Mahçoul
 * 4) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Cité Yahia Boushaki
 * 2) Diar el Mahçoul
 * 3) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Diar el Mahçoul
 * 2) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust
 * 1) Tamentfoust

Ottoman Algeria



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

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)

Independence Revolution



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

Salafist terrorism

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

Zawiyas

 * Zawiya Thaalibia in Algiers.
 * in Algiers.
 * Zaouïa of Sidi Saâdi in Algiers.
 * in Algiers.
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Education
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Demography
The population of the province of Algiers increased going from 2,561,992 in 1998 to 2,988,145 in 2008: