Relizane (Province)

Relizane
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Relizane
surface	5208 km²
Residents	674,000 (2006 estimate)
density	129 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-48

Coordinates: 35 ° 49 '  N , 0 ° 45'  E

The province of Relizane ( Arabic ولاية غليزان, DMG Wilāyat Ġulaizān , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵢⵉⵣⴰⵏ Agezdu n Iɣil n Yizan ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northwestern Algeria .

The province is located near the Mediterranean Sea in the Atlas Mountains and covers an area of ​​5208 km².

Around 674,000 people (2006 estimate) inhabit the province, so the population density is around 130 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Relizane (Ghilizane).

During the Algerian civil war , massacres took place in several villages in Relizane province at the turn of the year 1997/98, resulting in hundreds of deaths.

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