# Souk Ahras Province > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Souk_Ahras_Province > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Souk_Ahras_Province.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souk_Ahras_Province > Source revision: 1345857028 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Province of Algeria Province in Algeria Souk Ahras Province ولاية سوق أهراس Province Map of Algeria highlighting Souk Ahras Coordinates: 36°23′N 8°00′E / 36.383°N 8.000°E / 36.383; 8.000 Country Algeria Capital Souk Ahras Area • Total 4,541 km2 (1,753 sq mi) Population (2008)[1] • Total 440,299 • Density 96.96/km2 (251.1/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01 (CET) Area Code +213 (0) 37 ISO 3166 code DZ-41 Districts 10 Municipalities 26 **Souk Ahras** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): ولاية سوق أهراس) is a [province](/source/Provinces_of_Algeria) (*[wilaya](/source/Wilaya)*) in the [Aures](/source/Aures) region in [Algeria](/source/Algeria), named after its capital, [Souk Ahras](/source/Souk_Ahras). It stands on the border between Algeria and [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia), and as of 2008, Souk Ahras had a population of 440,299 people. ## Geography Souk ahras topography Souk Ahras is situated in the extreme north east of [Algeria](/source/Algeria). Its area is 4360 km2. Its border to the north is the province of [El Taref](/source/El_Taref); in the east is [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia); westward is the province of [Guelma](/source/Guelma) and the province of [Oum el Bouaghi](/source/Oum_el_Bouaghi); in the south the province of [Tebessa](/source/T%C3%A9bessa). Its geography is composed of three distinct areas, with a mountainous north, the central region being lowlands, and the south being fertile. ## Climate The city of Souk Ahras has a semi continental and humid climate, heavy rains in the north in winter and very hot and dry in the south during summer. The rains are 350–750 mm/year and the temperatures vary from 1 °C to 14 °C in winter and from 25 °C to 38 °C in summer. The fauna is very rich in Souk Ahras, where species such as the hare, partridge, fox, sparrow, ferret, porcupine and barbarian hart can be found. The flora as well is very rich, with species such as: - [Cork oak](/source/Quercus_suber): 12,000 hectares - [Zeen oak](/source/Quercus_tlemcenensis): 4,600 hectares - Ash-tree - Flowering ash - [Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis)](/source/Pinus_halepensis) - [Cypress tree](/source/Tetraclinis) - Mastic-tree - Lavender - Heather ## Trading activities Trading activities are widespread in Sedrata and Zaarouria were many public and private companies have been set up: - National company of painting - National company of textile - Brick-making company - Sedrata metallic company - Mansouri paper factory - Hamada dairy - ALKALAM factory ## Agriculture The most important activities in this region are: agriculture, breeding and com cultivation. The total area is about 436,000 hectares. 235,000 hectares are consecrated to agriculture. ## Infrastructure Basic under structures and the railway system: Main roads: 600 km Secondary roads: 1600 km. The railway from Souk Ahras to Annaba is 138.8 km, among which 100 km are electrified. ## History The province was created from [Guelma Province](/source/Guelma_Province) in 1984. ## Administrative divisions The province is divided into 10 [districts](/source/District) (*[daïras](/source/Da%C3%AFra)*), which are further divided into 26 [*communes*](/source/Communes_of_Algeria) or municipalities. ### Districts 1. [Bir Bouhouche](/source/Bir_Bouhouche_District) 1. [Haddada](/source/Haddada_District) 1. [M'Daourouch](/source/M'Daourouch_District) 1. [Mechroha](/source/Mechroha_District) 1. [Merahna](/source/Merahna_District) 1. [Ouled Driss](/source/Ouled_Driss_District) 1. [Oum El Adhaïm](/source/Oum_El_Adha%C3%AFm_District) 1. [Sedrata](/source/Sedrata_District) 1. **[Souk Ahras](/source/Souk_Ahras_District)** 1. [Taoura](/source/Taoura_District) ### Communes Communes of Souk Ahras Province 1. [Ain Zana](/source/Ain_Zana) 1. [Ain Soltane](/source/A%C3%AFn_Soltane%2C_Souk_Ahras) 1. [Bir Bouhouche](/source/Bir_Bouhouche) 1. [Drea](/source/Drea) 1. [Haddada](/source/Haddada_District) 1. [Hanancha](/source/Hanancha) 1. [Khedara](/source/Khedara) 1. [Khemissa](/source/Khemissa) 1. [M'Daourouch](/source/M'Daourouch) 1. [Mechroha](/source/Mechroha) 1. [Merahna](/source/Merahna) 1. [Oued Keberit](/source/Oued_Keberit) 1. [Ouillen](/source/Ouillen) 1. [Ouled Driss](/source/Ouled_Driss) 1. [Ouled Moumem](/source/Ouled_Moumem) 1. [Oum El Adhaim](/source/Oum_El_Adhaim) 1. [Ragouba](/source/Ragouba) 1. [Safel El Ouiden](/source/Safel_El_Ouiden) 1. [Sedrata](/source/Sedrata%2C_Souk_Ahras) 1. [Sid Fredj](/source/Sidi_Fredj%2C_Souk_Ahras) 1. **[Souk Ahras](/source/Souk_Ahras)** 1. [Taoura](/source/Taoura) 1. [Terraguelt](/source/Terraguelt) 1. [Tiffech](/source/Tiffech) (Tifash) 1. [Zaarouria](/source/Zaarouria) 1. [Zouabi](/source/Zouabi) ## Further reading - [A brief history of Souk Ahras](https://souk-ahras.mta.gov.dz/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2022/02/A-brief-history-of-Souk-Ahras.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Department of Tourism and Handicrafts of Souk Ahras. Retrieved 2023-10-24. ## References - [Algeria portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Algeria) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Alg2008RGPH_1-0)** [Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008](http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm) Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02. v t e Souk Ahras Province Capital: Souk Ahras Districts Heddada M'Daourouch Mechroha Merahna Ouled Driss Oum El Adhaïm Sedrata Souk Ahras Taoura Communes Ain Zana Ain Soltane Bir Bouhouche Drea Hanancha Heddada Khedara Khemissa M'Daourouch Mechroha Merahna Oued Keberit Ouillen Ouled Driss Ouled Moumen Oum El Adhaim Ragouba Safel El Ouiden Sedrata Sid Fredj Souk Ahras Taoura Terraguelt Tiffech Zaarouria Zouabi v t e Provinces of Algeria Adrar (01) Chlef (02) Laghouat (03) Oum El Bouaghi (04) Batna (05) Béjaïa (06) Biskra (07) Béchar (08) Blida (09) Bouira (10) Tamanrasset (11) Tébessa (12) Tlemcen (13) Tiaret (14) Tizi Ouzou (15) Algiers (16) Djelfa (17) Jijel (18) Sétif (19) Saïda (20) Skikda (21) Sidi Bel Abbès (22) Annaba (23) Guelma (24) Constantine (25) Médéa (26) Mostaganem (27) M'Sila (28) Mascara (29) Ouargla (30) Oran (31) El Bayadh (32) Illizi (33) Bordj Bou Arréridj (34) Boumerdès (35) El Taref (36) Tindouf (37) Tissemsilt (38) El Oued (39) Khenchela (40) Souk Ahras (41) Tipaza (42) Mila (43) Aïn Defla (44) Naâma (45) Aïn Témouchent (46) Ghardaïa (47) Relizane (48) Timimoun (49) Bordj Badji Mokhtar (50) Ouled Djellal (51) Béni Abbès (52) In Salah (53) In Guezzam (54) Touggourt (55) Djanet (56) El M'Ghair (57) El Menia (58) Aflou (59) El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (60) El Aricha (61) El Kantara (62) Barika (63) Bousaâda (64) Bir El Ater (65) Ksar El Boukhari (66) Ksar Chellala (67) Aïn Oussera (68) Messaad (69) Flag of Algeria --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Souk Ahras Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souk_Ahras_Province) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souk_Ahras_Province?action=history)). 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