Batna Province

The Batna (Arabic ولاية باتنة, DMG Wilāyat Batina ) Province is a province ( wilaya ) in eastern Algeria.

The province is located at the transition between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south of the country, it covers an area of ​​11,855 km ².

Around 1,085,000 people ( 2006 estimate ) live in the province, the population density is thus about 92 inhabitants per square kilometer. A major chunk of the population is of Berber origin and speak the Berber language Shawiya ( Chaoui ).

The provincial capital is Batna.

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