Official Name: | Ouled Djellal |
Settlement Type: | province in Algeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Ouled Djellal Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 63237 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Ouled Djellal is a town and commune in Ouled Djellal Province, Algeria. Prior to the creation of Ouled Djellal Province in 2019, Ouled Djellal was part of Biskra Province. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 45,622.[1] more recent census says it has over 66,000 people. Mayor Rachid Boufateh (in 2016) announced that Ouled Djellal is to be a State in the next Administrative Division.
Ouled Djellal was attached to the state of Biskra since the Ottoman Empire.
It is also the birthplace of Boughera El Ouafi, the 1928 Olympic marathon champion.