Aïn Defla (, is a wilaya (province) in northern Algeria, located to the southwest of Algiers, the capital. Localities in Ain Delfa include Aïn Defla, Miliana, El Attaf, Djelida and Djendel.
History The province was created from Chlef Province in 1984.
Administrative divisions It is made up of 14 districts and 36 municipalities.
The districts are:
Aïn Defla Aïn Lechiakh Bathia Bordj El Amir Khaled Boumedfaâ Djendel Djelida El Abadia El Amra El Attaf Hammam Righa Khemis Miliana Rouina
The municipalities are:
Aïn Bénian Aïn Bouyahia Aïn Defla Aïn Lechiakh Aïn Soltane Aïn Torki Arib Barbouche Bathia Bellas Ben Allal Bir Ould Khelifa Bordj Emir Khaled Chikh Bouchared Boumedfaâ Djelida Djemaa Ouled Djendel El Abadia El Amra El Attaf El Hassania El Maine Hammam Righa Hoceinia Khemis Miliana Mekhatria Miliana Oued Chorfa Oued Djemaa Rouina Sidi Lakhdar Tacheta Zougagha Tarik Ibn Ziad Tiberkanine Zeddine
Notable people Mohamed Charef (1908-2011), theologian and mufti. Mohamed Belhocine (born 1951), Algerian medical scientist, professor of internal medicine and epidemiology.
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