Mascara Province

Mascara Province

ولاية معسكر
Mascara Province ولاية معسكر
Province
	Map of Algeria highlighting Mascara
	Coordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′E / 35.400°N 0.133°E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Mascara, Algeria
Area
• Total	5,941 km2 (2,294 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	780,959
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 45
ISO 3166 code	DZ-29
Districts	16
Municipalities	47

Mascara (Arabic: معسكر Muʿaskar, Berber languages: ⵎⵄⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔ Mɛesker) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria. It was named after its capital, whose name is Arabic for "military garrison". It is unsure whether the place is related to "mascara", the cosmetic. Another important locality is the town of Sig.

History

The province was created from parts of Mostaganem department and Oran (department) in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 16 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 47 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

1994 earthquake

There was an earthquake in the capital of Mascara City on 18 August 1994. The 5.9 Mw oblique-slip shock left 159 dead, 289 injured, and 8,000–10,000 homeless.^[2]

Notable people

Emir Abdelkader (1808–1883)
Emir Mustapha (1814 – 1863)

References

^ 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.
^ USGS. "M5.9 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.

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[Alg2008RGPH-1] 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.

[2] USGS. "M5.9 - northern Algeria". United States Geological Survey.

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