By 1984 the number of Algerian provinces was fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or … See more

On 26 November 2019, the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill to add 10 more provinces, by splitting some of the larger provinces in the south of Algeria into smaller ones. Thus, the following provinces have been … See more

In 1984 17 new provinces were added. These provinces included:
1. El Bayadh
2. Illizi
3. Bordj Bou Arréridj
4. Boumerdès… See more

The 15 departments were reorganized to form 31 provinces:
1. Adrar
2. Chlef
3. Laghouat
4. Oum el-Bouaghi… See more

Immediately after independence, Algeria retained its 15 former French départements, which were renamed wilayas (provinces) in 1968, for the most part, with some name changes:
• 8A … See more

During the Algerian War of Independence, the FLN adopted an organizational system divided by 6 numbered wilayas:
1. Aurès
2. Constantine
3. Kabylie… See more