Mascara Province

Mascara Province ولاية معسكر
Province
Map o Algerie heichlichtin Mascara
Coordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′E
Kintra	Algerie
Caipital	Mascara, Algerie
Area
• Total	5941 km2 (2,294 sq mi)
Population  (2008)
• Total	780,959
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Aurie Code	+213 (0) 45
ISO 3166 code	DZ-29
Destricts	16
Municipalities	47

Mascara (Arabic: ولاية معسكر‎) is a province (wilaya) in Algerie. Thare wis an yirdquauk in Mascara Ceety (the caipital) on 18 August 1994 - 5.6 on the Richter scale - which killed 171 fowk. It wis namit efter its caipital, whose name means "militar garrison" in Arabic, an which is unrelatit tae "Mascara", the cosmetic. Anither important locality is the toun o Sig.

Admeenistrative diveesions

The province is dividit intae 16 destricts (daïras), which are further dividit intae 47 communes or municipalities.

Destricts

1. Aïn Farès
2. Aïn Fekan
3. Aouf
4. Bouhanifia
5. El Bordj
6. Ghriss
7. Hachem
8. Mascara
9. Mohammedia
10. Oggaz
11. Ouled Attia
12. Oued Taria
13. Sig
14. Tighenif
15. Tizi
16. Zahana

Communes

1. Aïn Fares
2. Aïn Fekan
3. Aïn Ferah
4. Aïn Fras
5. Alaimia
6. Aouf
7. Beniane
8. Bou Hanifia
9. Bou Henni
10. Chorfa
11. El Bordj
12. El Gaada
13. El Ghomri
14. Hachem
15. El Keurt
16. El Menaouer
17. Ferraguig
18. Froha
19. Gharrous
20. Guerdjoum
21. Guittena
22. Ghriss
23. Mamounia
24. Hacine
25. Khalouia
26. Makdha
27. Maoussa
28. Mascara
29. Matemore
30. Mocta Douz
31. Mohammadia
32. Nesmoth
33. Oggaz
34. Oued El Abtal
35. Oued Taria
36. Ras Ain Amirouche
37. Sedjerara
38. Sehaîlia
39. Sidi Abdeldjebar
40. Sidi Abdelmoumen
41. Sidi Kada
42. Sidi Boussaid
43. Sig
44. Tighennif
45. Tizi
46. Zahana
47. Zelameta