Ghardaïa Province
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Ghardaïa is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

, named after its capital Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

. The M'Zab Valley, located there, is a UNESCO
UNESCO
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 World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
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.

Administrative divisions

The province is made up of 9 districts
Districts of Algeria
The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts . The capital of a district is called a district seat...

, which are divided into 13 communes
Communes of Algeria
This is a list of all communes in the North African country of Algeria. Currently, there are 1,541 communes in the country. The population data is from June 25, 1998.-See also:* List of cities in Algeria* List of postal codes of Algerian cities...

 or municipalities.

Districts

  1. Métlili
    Métlili District
    Métlili is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Métlili.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*Métlili*Sebseb...

  2. El Ménia
    El Ménia District
    El Ménia is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, El Ménia.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*El Ménia*Hassi Garago to myspace.com/blackmalabu...

  3. Bounoura
    Bounoura District
    Bounoura is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bounoura.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*Bounoura*El Atteuf...

  4. Mansourah
    Mansourah District (Ghardaïa Province)
    Mansourah is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Mansourah.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*Mansourah*Hassi El Fehel...

  5. Ghardaïa
    Ghardaïa
    Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

  6. Dhayat Ben Dhahoua
    Dhayat Ben Dhahoua
    Dhayat Ben Dhahoua is a district of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria....

  7. Zelfana
  8. Bérianne
    Bérianne District
    Bérianne is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bérianne.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into municipalities which include:*Bérianne, a town of 35,000 people which saw ethnic unrest in May 2008....

  9. El Guerara

Communes

  1. Berriane
    Berriane
    Berriane is a medium-sized town in the south of Algeria and the capital of the district of the same name in the province of Ghardaïa . It is located in the north of the Sahara desert, in the extreme North of the wilaya of Ghardaïa, 554 km south of Algiers and 43 km north of Ghardaïa City...

  2. Bounoura
    Bounoura
    Bounoura is a city in Bounoura District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. As of 1998 it had a population of 27,800.-References:...

  3. Dhayet Bendhahoua
    Dhayet Bendhahoua
    Dhayet Bendhahoua is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 9,199....

  4. El Atteuf
    El Atteuf
    El Atteuf is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 12,713....

  5. El Guerrara
    El Guerrara
    El Guerrara is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 48,313.-References:...

  6. El Menia
  7. Ghardaia
    Ghardaïa
    Ghardaïa is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 104,645, with 82,500 in the main city according to 2005 estimates. It is located in northern-central Algeria in the Sahara Desert and lies along the left bank of the Wadi Mzab...

  8. Hassi Fehal
    Hassi Fehal
    Hassi Fehal is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 2,164....

  9. Hassi Gara
    Hassi Gara
    Hassi Gara is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 13,911.-References:...

  10. Mansoura
    Mansoura, Ghardaïa
    Mansoura, Ghardaia is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 1765.-References:...

  11. Metlilli
    Metlilli
    Metlilli is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 33,759....

  12. Sebseb
    Sebseb
    Sebseb is a municipality in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It is part of Métlili district and has a population of 2,917, which gives it 7 seats in the PMA. Its postal code is 47230 and its municipal code is 4709....

  13. Zelfana

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