M'Sila (Berber languages: ⵎⵙⵉⵍⴰMsila) is a province (wilaya) of northern Algeria. It has a population of 1 million people and an area of 18,718 km², while its capital, also called M'Sila, home to M'Sila University, has a population of about 100,000.
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 dubbed Maader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque.
The creation of the Zaouïa complex dates back to the 19th century, founded by Sidi Mohammed Ben Belqacem [ar] born in 1823 in the vicinity of Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa Province. After he died in 1897, his daughter Lalla Zaynab succeeded him until 1904.
The zaouïa consists of a mosque, a Koranic school, and the mausoleum where the founder and his successors rest.
^Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
External linksedit
Encyclopaedia of the Orient - a brief description of M'Sila, focusing on its capital
BBC - a news article about some recent violence in M'Sila
- focuses on the Maader village project
- an in-depth description of M'Sila's wetland
February 16, 2024
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