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El M'Ghair Province
El M'Ghair Province
ولاية المغير | |
|---|---|
 The desert in El M'Ghair | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting El M'Ghair | |
| Coordinates: 33°56′50″N 5°55′20″E / 33.94722°N 5.92222°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | El M'Ghair |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,835 km2 (3,411 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 162,267 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 (0) 49 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-57 |
| Districts | 2 |
| Municipalities | 8 |
The wilaya of El M'Ghair (Arabic: ولاية المغير) is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara. It received four titles when it was founded, so it was called Riyad Enakhil since 1848 after the fall of the resistance of Ahmed Bey in the eastern region of Algeria, and the migration of Arabs Bani Salim and Banu Hillal to it and its reconstruction, where Ahmed Bey resided there for three days after the fall of his resistance. It was called Petit Ziban when it belonged to the wilaya of Biskra, because it consists of reefs, steppes and valleys, in addition to small low mountains, and the jewel of Oued Righ because it mediates the Righ region between Biskra and Touggourt. It was also called the Oasis of Springs due to the abundance of various water springs in its palm oases, and the first spring was emitted in 1845.
- ^ 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 July 2, 2008.
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