Batna Province

Coordinates: 35°47′N 06°03′E / 35.783°N 6.050°E / 35.783; 6.050
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Batna Province
باتنة ، "باثنت" بالشاوية
Area Code
+213 (0) 33
ISO 3166 codeDZ-05
Districts21
Municipalities61
WebsiteWilaya-batna.gov.dz
Batna City
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Batna Province (

Arabic: ولاية باتنة, Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the Belezma Range
area of the province.

Administrative divisions

It is made up of 21 districts and 61 municipalities.[2]

The districts are:

  1. Aïn Djasser
  2. Aïn Touta
  3. Arris
  4. Barika
  5. Batna
  6. Bouzina
  7. Chemora
  8. Djezzar
  9. El Madher
  10. Ichmoul
  11. Menaâ
  12. Merouana
  13. N'Gaous
  14. Ouled Si Slimane
  15. Ras El Aioun
  16. Seggana
  17. Seriana
  18. T'Kout
  19. Tazoult
  20. Théniet El Abed
  21. Timgad

The municipalities are:

  1. Aïn Djasser
  2. Aïn Touta
  3. Aïn Yagout
  4. Amantan
  5. Amdoukal
  6. Arris
  7. N'Gaous
  8. Batna
  9. Ben Foudhala El Hakania
  10. Bitam
  11. Boulhilat
  12. Boumagueur
  13. Boumia
  14. Bouzina
  15. Djerma
  16. Djezzar
  17. Draa Etine
  18. El Hassi
  19. El Madher
  20. Fesdis
  21. Foum Toub
  22. Ghassira
  23. Chemora
  24. Gosbat
  25. Guigba
  26. Hayat
  27. Hidoussa
  28. Ichmoul
  29. Inoughissen
  30. Kimmel
  31. Ksar Bellezma
  32. Larbaâ
  33. Lazrou
  34. Lemsane
  35. Mâafa
  36. Menâa
  37. Merouana
  38. Metkaouak
  39. N'Gaous
  40. Chir
  41. Oued Chaâba
  42. Oued El Ma
  43. Oued Taga
  44. Ouled Ammar
  45. Ouled Aouf
  46. Ouled Fadel
  47. Ouled Sellam
  48. Ouled Si Slimane
  49. Ouyoun El Assafir
  50. Rahbat
  51. Ras Ei Aioun
  52. Sefiane
  53. Seggana
  54. Seriana
  55. Talkhamt
  56. Taxlent
  57. Tazoult
  58. Teniet El Abed
  59. Tighanimine
  60. Tigherghar
  61. Tilatou
  62. Timgad
  63. Tkout
  64. Zana El Beida

Geography

The origins of the name of the city and province of Batna are not clear, but most historians agree[

minerals
).

Population

Batna City is the fourth largest

Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs and French
. The word "Tamazight" in Chaoui (Berber) language means "Free men". As opposed to the surrounding villages (e.g. Arris, Fesdis, Ain Yagout, Kais, N'gaous, Merouana, Djerma, El Madher, Ouled Nail) where you can find pure chaoui, the city of Batna itself is very heterogeneous, including chaoui from Batna (like Ouled Sidi Yahia, Ouled Boujamâa), Biskra and Khenchla but also many non-berber or mixed families from the Algerian desert (from places such as Oued Souf, Tougourt, Msila and Ouled Jelle) and other places from the west, explaining the fact that the city is mostly arabophone.

Economy

The economy is based on heavy industry launched during the first half of the 1970s. With

industrial and textile base, the region attracts people from the whole region. The city offers a large choice of university
orientation (15,000 students in 2001). The city urban structure is based on the old town buildings, narrow and highly populated; the actual city expansion policy is based on heavy works done the surrounding mountain flanks to provide enough buildable space.

Life level

The rapid expansion of the city in the last 10 years is mainly due to the open market policy of the previous government, which was a benefit for many, but in the same way penalized many of the middle-class.

The continuously growing city results in an extreme level of inflation especially on the real estate domain where prices reach extreme levels (for example, ownership of one square meter of land in the city center costs $1000) where the lowest paid salaries are in the region of $180.

Social life

The cultural aspect of the city was active during a time when the local theater group was giving continuous and innovating performances. The city consisted of 12

museums
across the province. Due to recent events, security problems and an influx of population into the city, the cultural life has been heavily affected, though recently, thanks to the work of young artists, culture is once again on the public scene.

See also

References

  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ "Dairas et communes". wilaya-batna.gov.dz. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-04-11.
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