1974-1983
The 15 départments were reorganized to form 31 provinces:
Adrar
Chlef
Laghouat
Oum el-Bouaghi
Batna
Béjaïa
Biskra
Béchar
Blida
Bouira
Tamanghasset
Tébessa
Tlemcen
Tiaret
Tizi Ouzou
Algiers
Djelfa
Jijel
Sétif
Saïda
Skikda
Sidi Bel Abbes
Annaba
Guelma
Constantine
Médéa
Mostaganem
M'Sila
Mascara
Ouargla
Oran
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