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Chlef Province is a region located in Algeria in North Africa. It matters as one of Algeria's administrative divisions and a populated area contributing to the country's economy and society.
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- Instance of
- province of Algeria
- Country
- Algeria
- Located in
- Algeria
- Contains
- Ouled Farès District
- Capital
- Chlef
- Population
- 1002088
- Area
- 4975.0
- Elevation
- 195
- Body of water
- Mediterranean Sea
- Shares border with
- Tipasa Province
- Image
- Pont Baarge de Oued Fooda.jpg
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- Category:Chlef Province
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- Chlef Province
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- Chlef Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Chlef Province
- language used
- Shenwa
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- Template:Chlef Province
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Encyclopedic overview
Chlef (Arabic: ولاية الشلف, Berber: ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵛⵍⴻⴼ) (formerly known as El Asnam) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria with its capital and biggest city being Chlef. It is the 8th most populous province in the country, having 1.356.151 inhabitants (2021).
Chlef Province is an important agricultural region, as it is located on the plain of the Middle Chelif Basin and has access to an abundance of water resources. 65.43% of the province is dedicated to agriculture. Other notable industries in the province include breeding, glass production, and plastic processing. As well as these industries, Chlef Province is also home to two dams.
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