Babar is a municipality in Khenchela

Khenchela Province

-Administrative division:The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Khenchela, as a district and capital# Aïn Touila, located northeastern of capital...

 Province, Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

. It coextensive with Babar district

Districts of Algeria

The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts . The capital of a district is called a district seat...

 and has a population of 28,182, which gives it 11 seats in the PMA

People's Municipal Assembly

The People's Municipal Assembly , is the political body governing the municipalities of Algeria. It is composed of an assembly elected on universal suffrage for five years. This assembly further elects a president, the president of the People's Municipal Assembly, which is the Algerian equivalent...

. Its postal code is 40340 and its municipal code is 4013.

History

Babar in Amazigh means the Lion's Gate : Bab the Gate Ar Lion. It's the opening to the berberian lion Atlasien Lion territory, to Sheshar (Chechar) and Seiar (Seïar).