| Ain Salah Province | |
| Native Name: | ولاية عين صالح |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Type: | Province |
| Map Caption1: | Map of districts of in Salah |
| Coordinates: | 27.1972°N 2.4833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ain Salah |
| Leader Title1: | Wāli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 131,220 |
| Elevation M: | 276 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 50,392 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Iso Code: | DZ-01 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | +213 (0) 49 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 2 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3 |
The wilaya of Ain Salah (Arabic: ولاية عين صالح) is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
The wilaya of Ain Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km².[2]
It is delimited by:
The wilaya of Ain Salah was created on November 26, 2019. Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created on May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Tamanrasset Province.
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Ain Salah is made up of 2 districts and 3 communes.
| District | Commune | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| Ain Ghar District | Ain Ghar | عين غار |
| Ain Salah District | Foggaret Ezzaouia | فقارة الزوى |
| Ain Salah | عين صالح |
According to the general census of population and housing of 2008, all the municipalities of the wilaya of In Salah had a total inhabitants [3]