Blida Province

Blida (ولاية البليدة) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria. Its capital is Blida. The Chréa National Park is situated here.

History
The province was created from parts of Alger (department) and El Asnam department in 1974.

In 1984 Tipaza Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions
It is made up of 10 districts and 25 municipalities.

The districts are:


 * 1) Blida
 * 2) Boufarik
 * 3) Bougara
 * 4) Bouïnian
 * 5) El Affroun
 * 6) Larbaâ
 * 7) Meftah
 * 8) Mouzaïa
 * 9) Oued El Alleug
 * 10) Ouled Yaïch

The municipalities are:


 * 1) Aïn Romana
 * 2) Ben Khéllil
 * 3) Blida
 * 4) Bouarfa
 * 5) Boufarik
 * 6) Bougara
 * 7) Bouïnian
 * 8) Béni Mered
 * 9) Béni Tamou
 * 10) Chiffa
 * 11) Chréa
 * 12) Chébli
 * 13) Djebabra (Djebara)
 * 14) El Affroun
 * 15) Guerrouaou
 * 16) Hammam Melouane
 * 17) Larbaâ
 * 18) Meftah
 * 19) Mouzaïa
 * 20) Oued Djer
 * 21) Oued El Alleug
 * 22) Ouled Selama
 * 23) Ouled Yaïch
 * 24) Souhane
 * 25) Soumaâ

Villages
The villages of Blida Province are:
 * Souakria

Natural features
This province has one of the few habitat areas in Algeria that supports a sub-population of the Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus.

Notable people

 * Mhamed Yazid (1923–2003), politician
 * Mahfoud Nahnah (1942–2003), leader and politician
 * (1893–1976), theologian
 * (1941–1993), politician and martyr
 * Yahia Boushaki (Shahid) (1935–1960), leader and martyr