Subdivisions of Algeria
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Algeria is divided into 48 provinces (wilayah
), 553 districts
(daerah
/daira) and 1,541 municipalities (baladiyah
). Each province, district, and municipality is named after its seat, which is usually the largest city.
Wilayah
A wilāyah or vilâyet , or vilayat in Urdu and Turkish, is an administrative division, usually translated as "province", rarely as "governorate". The word comes from the Arabic "w-l-y", "to govern": a wāli — "governor" — governs a wilayah, "that which is governed"...
), 553 districts
Districts of Algeria
The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts . The capital of a district is called a district seat...
(daerah
Daerah
Daerah or Daïra |circle]]; plural dawaïr) is an Arabic language subdivision term.- Arab countries :* subdivisions of Algeria: below wilayah , see Daïra of Algeria...
/daira) and 1,541 municipalities (baladiyah
Baladiyah
Baladiyah is a type of Arabic administrative division that can be translated as municipality or district. The plural is baladiyat . Grammatically, it is the feminine of بلدي "rural, country-, folk-"....
). Each province, district, and municipality is named after its seat, which is usually the largest city.