Illizi Province

Illizi Province ولاية اليزي
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Illizi
Coordinates:
Country	Algeria
Capital	Illizi
Government
• PPA president	Abdelkader Benhoued
• Wāli	Boualem Tiffour
Area
• Total	285,000 km2 (110,000 sq mi)
Population (2008)
• Total	52,333
• Density	0.18/km2 (0.48/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Area Code	+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 code	DZ-33
Districts	3
Municipalities	6

Illizi (Arabic: ولاية اليزي‎‎) is a province (wilaya) in the south-eastern corner of Algeria named after its eponymous seat. It borders Ouargla Province to the north, Tunisia to the extreme north east, Libya to the east, Niger to the extreme south east and Tamanrasset Province to the south and west. As of the 2008 census, the province had a population of 52,333 and an annual growth rate of 4.5%.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 3 districts, which are further divided into 6 communes or municipalities.

Districts

1. Djanet
2. Illizi (district-municipality)
3. In Aménas

Communes

1. Bordj El Houasse
2. Bordj Omar Driss
3. Debdeb
4. Djanet
5. Illizi
6. In Aménas

Natural resources

The area is rich in natural gas. One of the most promising sites for natural gas production is the Ain Tsila gas field in the so-called Isarene permit, some 57% of which is owned by the Irish company Petroceltic International, 18% by the Italian company Enel, and the rest by the Algerian government-owned Sonatrach. Reportedly, Petroceltic's 56.7% is worth between US$800 million and US$1 billion.