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The Wilaya of El Menia (Arabic: ولاية المنيعة) is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara.

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El Menia Province ولاية المنيعة
Province
View of the town of El Meniaa.
Map of Algeria highlighting El Menia
Coordinates: 30°34′45″N 2°52′45″E
Country	Algeria
Capital	El Menia
Area
• Total	62,215 km2 (24,021 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	57,276
• Density	0.92/km2 (2.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	2
Municipalities	4

Geography

The wilaya of El Menia is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

• to the north by the Ghardaia Province;
• to the east by the Ouargla Province;
• to the west by the El Bayadh Province and Timimoun Province;
• and to the south by the In Salah Province.

History

The wilaya of El Menia 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 Ghardaia Province.

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of El Menia is made up of 4 communes and 2 Districts:

• 1- Mansoura
• 2- Hassi Fehal
• 3- El Menia
• 4- Hassi Gara

List of walis

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References

На других языках

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[de] El Meniaa (Provinz)

El Meniaa (arabisch ولاية المنيعة, DMG Wilāyat al-Manīʿa) ist eine Provinz (wilaya) im mittleren Algerien. Provinzhauptstadt ist El Meniaa.

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- [en] El Menia Province

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