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M'sila Province ولاية المسيلة | |
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.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting M'sila | |
| Coordinates:35°42′N4°33′E / 35.700°N 4.550°E /35.700; 4.550 | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | M'sila |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,718 km2 (7,227 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 991,846 |
| • Density | 52.989/km2 (137.24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 35 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-28 |
| Districts | 15 |
| Municipalities | 47 |
M'sila (Berber languages:ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰMsila) is aprovince (wilaya) of northernAlgeria. It has a population of 958,361 people and an area of 18,718 square kilometres (7,227 sq mi), with a density of 74/square kilometer, while its capital, also calledM'sila, home to M'sila University, has a population of about 100,000.
Localities includeBou Saada andMaadid.Chott El Hodna, asalt lake, crosses into M'sila. However, most of the region issemi-arid and undeveloped.
Additionally, M'sila was the location of the first village constructed as part of a government-run program to transition nomadic Algerians to sedentary life using local materials.
The village, now complete, was dubbedMaader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque.
The province was created from parts ofBatna (département),Médéa (département) andSétif (département) in 1974.
The province is divided into 15districts (daïras), which are further divided into 47communes or municipalities.
The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded bySidi Mohammed Ben Belqacem [ar] born in 1823 in the vicinity ofHassi Bahbah in theDjelfa Province. After he died in 1897, his daughterLalla Zaynab succeeded him until 1904.
Thezaouïa consists of a mosque, a Koranic school, and the mausoleum where the founder and his successors rest.
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