| Mascara Province ولاية معسكر | |
|---|---|
| — Province — | |
 | |
| Coordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′ECoordinates: 35°24′N 0°8′E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Mascara, Algeria |
| Government | |
| • PPA president | |
| • Wāli | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,941 km2 (2,294 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 780,959 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 45 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-29 |
| Districts | 16 |
| Municipalities | 47 |
Mascara (Arabic: معسكر) is the capital city of Mascara Province, Algeria, in northwestern Algeria. It has 150,000 inhabitants (2008 estimate). It was founded in the 10th century by the Banu Ifran, a Berber tribe and was the capital city of Emir Abd al-Qadir, a leader of the Algerian resistance to early French colonial rule.
Mascara is an administrative, commercial and a market centre. Its trade is mostly centered on leather goods, grains, and olive oil, but it is especially famous for its good wine. It has good road and rail connections with other urban centres of Algeria.Relizane is 65 km northeast, Sidi Bel Abbes 90 km southwest, Oran 105 kkm northwest and Saïda 80 km south.
Mascara has two parts, a newer Frencharea, and an older Muslim one. Large parts of the town lie inside the ruins of its ancient ramparts. The city is also home of Lakhdar Belloumi, the former Algerian football (soccer) star.
Ottoman Period
- 1701: Ottomans built a military garrison in the town. Many Muslims withAndalucian origins were settled there by the Ottomans.
- 1708: The muslim tribes of mascara led by the bey Mustapha Ben Youcef captured the city of oran and expelled the spaniards.
- 1732: Spain regain control of oran
- 1790: Famine and sickness had begun to aggravate the situation in oran when the bey of Mascara appeared before the town with 30,000 men. By prodigies of energy the Spanish commander held out till August 1791, when the Spanish government having made terms with the bey of Algiers, he was allowed to set sail for Spain with his guns and ammunition. The bey Mohammed took possession of Oran in March 1792, and made it his residence instead of Mascara.[3]
French rule
- 1832: Abd al-Qadir makes Mascara his headquarters.
- 1835: Mascara is destroyed by the French.
- 1841: The French establish full control over Mascara.
- August 18, 1994: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale kills 171 people in Mascara.
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