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The wilaya of Ain Salah (Arabic: ولاية عين صالح) is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Ain Salah Province
ولاية عين صالح
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Map of Algeria highlighting in Salah
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| Coordinates: 27°11′50″N 2°29′00″E / 27.19722°N 2.48333°E / 27.19722; 2.48333 | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Ain Salah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 131,220 km2 (50,660 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population
(2008)[1]
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| • Total | 50,392 |
| • Density | 0.38/km2 (0.99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
| Districts | 2 |
| Municipalities | 3 |
The wilaya of Ain Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km².[2]
It is delimited by:
The wilaya of Ain Salah was created on November 26, 2019. Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created on May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Tamanrasset Province.
During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Ain Salah is made up of 2 districts and 3 communes.
| District | Commune | Arabic |
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| Ain Ghar District | Ain Ghar | عين غار |
| Ain Salah District | Foggaret Ezzaouia | فقارة الزوى |
| Ain Salah | عين صالح |
According to the general census of population and housing of 2008, all the municipalities of the wilaya of In Salah had a total 50,392 inhabitants [3]
