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Ras El Aioun
District
Country	Algeria
Province	Batna Province
Area
• Total	350 sq mi (910 km)
Population
• Total	130,000
• Density	290/sq mi (111/km)
• Languages	Chaouïa 80% Arabic 90%
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ras El Aioun is a district of Batna Province, Algeria. In 2008, the district's population was estimated to be around 130,000. Ras El Aioun is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in the north-central portion of Algeria.

Ras El aioun had been inhabited by tribes of Oulad Ali Ben Sabour and Oulad salame for several hundred years, later some French colonists arrived to the district in the French conquest period.

The district has a diverse geography. It is bordered by Ain Azel and EL Eulma to the north and N'gaou and Oulad Si Slimane to the south. It is also bordered by Merouana and Ain Djasser to the east and Djezzar and Salah Bey to the west .

Ras El Aioun district covers 910 km with a density of 111/km . The district's geographic area is dominated by meadows, forests, rivers, apricot gardens and mountains.

Municipalities

The district further divides into seven municipalities.

• Ras El Aioun
• Djezar
• Gosbat
• Guigba
• Ouled Sellam
• Rahbat
• Talkhamt

History

In the French conquest period

Before 1957 the 6 cities formed a shared city called Belezma, by 1958 some colonies started to appear in the area such as Ras El Aioun, Guigba, Oulad Salame and Rahbat.

In the independence period

After Algeria won its independence and exactly in 1964 some cities are put together as one big Comune ( Ras El Aioun, Guigba and Rahbat become Ras El Aioun Comune) (Oulad Salame and Talkhamt become one).

In December 1984 the six comunes were recreated again as independent comunes .

In 1987 the district of Ras El Aioun was created to contain six comunes (Ras El Aioun, Oulad Salam, Guigba, Gosbat, Rahbat and Talkhamt)

References

1. "Google Maps".

External links

• Old Maps of Ras El Aioun District

v t e Batna Province
Capital: Batna
Districts	Aïn Djasser Aïn Touta Arris Barika Batna Bouzina Chemora Djezar El Madher Ichmoul Menaâ Merouana N'Gaous Ouled Si Slimane Ras El Aioun Seggana Seriana T'Kout Tazoult Théniet El Abed Timgad
Communes	Aïn Djasser Aïn Touta Aïn Yagout Amdoukal Arris Barika Batna Ben Foudhala El Hakania Bitam Boulhilat Boumagueur Boumia Bouzina Djerma Djezar Draa Etine El Hassi El Madher Fesdis Foum Toub Ghassira Chemora Gosbat Guigba Hayat Hidoussa Ichmoul Inoughissen Kimmel Ksar Bellezma Larbaa Lazrou Lemsane Maâfa Menaâ Merouana Metkaouak N'Gaous Chir Oued Chaaba Oued El Ma Oued Taga Ouled Ammar Ouled Aouf Ouled Fadel Ouled Sellam Ouled Si Slimane Ouyoun El Assafir Rahbat Ras El Aioun Sefiane Seggana Seriana Talkhamt Taxlent Tazoult Teniet El Abed Tighanimine Tigherghar Tilatou Timgad Tkoutt Zanat El Beida

35°40′25″N 5°39′00″E / 35.67361°N 5.65000°E / 35.67361; 5.65000

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