Mascara Province


Mascara is a province in Algeria. It was named after its capital, whose name is Arabic for "military garrison", and which is unrelated to "mascara", the cosmetic. Another important locality is the town of Sig.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 16 districts, which are further divided into 47 communes or municipalities.

Districts

  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

  17. Aïn Fares
  18. Aïn Fekan
  19. Aïn Ferah
  20. Aïn Fras
  21. Alaimia
  22. Aouf
  23. Beniane
  24. Bou Hanifia
  25. Bou Henni
  26. Chorfa
  27. El Bordj
  28. El Gaada
  29. El Ghomri
  30. Hachem
  31. El Keurt
  32. El Menaouer
  33. Ferraguig
  34. Froha
  35. Gharrous
  36. Guerdjoum
  37. Guittena
  38. Ghriss
  39. Mamounia
  40. Hacine
  41. Khalouia
  42. Makdha
  43. Maoussa
  44. Mascara
  45. Matemore
  46. Mocta Douz
  47. Mohammadia
  48. Nesmoth
  49. Oggaz
  50. Oued El Abtal
  51. Oued Taria
  52. Ras Ain Amirouche
  53. Sedjerara
  54. Sehaîlia
  55. Sidi Abdeldjebar
  56. Sidi Abdelmoumen
  57. Sidi Kada
  58. Sidi Boussaid
  59. Sig
  60. Tighennif
  61. Tizi
  62. Zahana
  63. Zelameta

    1994 earthquake

There was an earthquake in the capital of Mascara City on 18 August 1994. The 5.9 Mw oblique-slip shock left 159 dead, 289 injured, and 8,000–10,000 homeless.