Government
The town was first divided into districts (moughataa) in 1973. First it was divided into four. From 1986, the city has been split into nine districts.
- Arafat
- Dar Naim
- El Mina
- Ksar
- Riad
- Sebkha
- Tevragh-Zeina
- Teyarett
- Toujounine
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