Provinces of Algeria
Algeria is currently divided into 48 wilayas, or provinces. The administrative divisions have changed several times since independence. Currently (since 1983) they are:
- Adrar
- Ain Defla
- Ain Temouchent
- Alger
- Annaba
- Batna
- Bechar
- Bejaia
- Biskra
- Blida
- Bordj Bou Arreridj
- Bouira
- Boumerdes
- Chlef
- Constantine
- Djelfa
- El Bayadh
- El Oued
- El Tarf
- Ghardaia
- Guelma
- Illizi
- Jijel
- Khenchela
- Laghouat
- Mascara
- Medea
- Mila
- Mostaganem
- M'Sila
- Naama
- Oran
- Ouargla
- Oum el Bouaghi
- Relizane
- Saida
- Setif
- Sidi Bel Abbes
- Skikda
- Souk Ahras
- Tamanghasset
- Tebessa
- Tiaret
- Tindouf
- Tipaza
- Tissemsilt
- Tizi Ouzou
- Tlemcen
Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 colonial administrative divisions for the most part, with some name changes:
- Algiers
- Annaba
- Aures
- Constantine
- El Asnam
- Medea
- Mostaganem
- Oasis (El Wahat)
- Oran
- Saida
- Saoura
- Setif
- Tiaret
- Tizi-Ouzou
- Tlemcen
The 15 wilayas were reorganized to form 31:
- Adrar
- Algiers
- Annaba
- Batna
- Béchar
- Béjaïa
- Biskra
- Blida
- Bouira
- Constantine
- Djelfa
- El Asnam
- Guelma
- Jijel
- Laghouat
- Mascara
- Médéa
- Mostaganem
- M'Sila
- Oran
- Ouargla
- Oum el Bouaghi
- Saïda
- Sétif
- Sidi Bel Abbès
- Skikda
- Tamanrasset
- Tébessa
- Tiaret
- Tizi-Ouzou
- Tlemcen