Béni Ourtilane is a district

District

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 of the Sétif Province

Sétif Province

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 in the Petite Kabylie

Petite Kabylie

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 region of Algeria

Algeria

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. It is named after its district capital Béni Ourtilane. It is located in the north-western part of the Sétif Province

Sétif Province

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 near the border with Béjaïa

Béjaïa Province

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 and Bordj Bou Arreridj

Bordj Bou Arréridj Province

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. It was originally part of the Sétif Province

Sétif Province

Sétif Province is a province in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif, the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.-Administrative divisions:...

 when Algeria

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 got its independence in 1962 but it became part of the Béjaïa Province

Béjaïa Province

Béjaïa is a province of Algeria. The capital city is Béjaïa. Gouraya National Park is there. A population of the endangered primate, Barbary Macaque is found within this the province's Gouraya National Park; this canid has a severely restricted and disjunctive range.-Administrative divisions:The...

 in 1975. However, in 1985 it returned to become a part of the Sétif Province

Sétif Province

Sétif Province is a province in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif, the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there.-Administrative divisions:...

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Municipalities

Béni Ourtilane consists of four municipalities:

• Béni Ourtilane
• Béni Chebana
• Ain Legredj
• Béni Mouhli

Transport

Due to its remote location in the Babor Mountains, Béni Ourtilane is only accessible by one road, National Route 74.

Notable people

• Cheikh Lhocine El Ouartilani
• Cheikh Fodil El Ouartilani
• Yahia Ait Hamoudi ben Abdellah Ait Hamoudi
• Abdellah ben Yahia Ait Hamoudi