| Khenchela Province | |
| ولاية خنشلة | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Khenchela |
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| Province Code | 40 |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 032 |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Khenchela |
| Districts | 8 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 9.810,64 m² km² ({{{area2}}} sq mi) |
| Population | 384,268[1] (2008) |
| Density | 39.2/km² (101.4/sq mi) |
The Geographic Locality
The State of Khenchela located in North-East of Algeria, specifically in the area of the Al-Auras Mounties, it's a state No. 40 in the administrative division of Algeria has emerged as that after the partition of 1984, this state are located between Tebessa in the east and Batan in the west, Oum Elbaouki in the north and Biskra & Wadi Souf in the south. Believed that the city derived it name from the name of the daughter of Queen TAMAZIGHT Bihia known to the Arabs as a Priestess.
Khenchela Famous Shawi old rich heritage and it is the first stronghold of the revolution in the Algerian Liberation, on it was first bullet against the occupation, and there are a text noteworthy that the broad majority of the population of the state are SUBSTITUTING. Language by a dealer in the state is Tamazight language (Shawia accent),
Khenchela people are extremely keen to uphold the principles of amazigh others in violation of Islamic law. The state is at an altitude of 1200 meters above sea level, is characterized by mineral baths to the extent that the Romans are known for their bathrooms, and the most famous good bath, which draws its water from the spring, temperature 76 ° Celsius.
This state is located 600 km from the capital Algiers.
Administrative division
The province is made up of 8 districts and 21 municipalities respectively:
- Khenchela as a district and capital of state.
- Aïn Touilalocated 20 km northeastern of capital of state.
- Babar,located 30km south of capital of state.
- Bouhmama located 35 km west of capital of state.
- Chechar located 50km south of capital of state.
- El Hamma located 7 km west of capital of state.
- Kaïs located 22km west of capital of state.
- Oued Rechachelocated 22 km est of capital of state.
References
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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