El M'Ghair Province | |
Native Name: | ولاية المغير |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Type: | Province |
Map Caption1: | Map of districts of El M'Ghair |
Coordinates: | 33.9472°N 5.9222°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | El M'Ghair |
Leader Title1: | Wāli |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8835 |
Elevation M: | 276 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 162,267 |
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: | 8 |
The wilaya of El M'Ghair 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.
The wilaya of El M'Ghair is in the Algerian Sahara. Its area is 8,835 km2.
It is delimited by:
The wilaya of El M'Ghair was created on November 26, 2019.
Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of 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 El Oued Province.
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of El M'Ghair is made up of 3 communes and 2 Districts