Muaskar (province)

Muaskar
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Muaskar
surface	5699 km²
Residents	732,000 (calculation 2007)
density	128 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-29

Coordinates: 35 ° 29 '  N , 0 ° 12'  E

Muaskar (also mouaskar or mascara ; Arabic ولاية معسكر, DMG Wilāyat Muʿaskar , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵎⵄⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔ Agezdu n Mɛesker ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northwest Algeria with about 732,000 inhabitants. Its capital is the Muaskar of the same name , in German "Heereslager", also known as Mascara in French times.

The province is located in the Atlas Mountains and covers an area of ​​5699 km².

Tobacco, olive oil, wool and wine were and are still partly grown today.

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1. ↑ bevölkerungsstatistik.de (2007)