presentation of the wilaya:

The wilaya of M'Sila (in Berber: ⵜⴰⵡⵉⵍⴰⵢⵜ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵙⵉⵍⵏ; in Arabic: ولاية المسيلة) is an Algerian wilaya whose capital is the city of the same name, located in the center of the country.

 Mainly agro-pastoral wilaya, the main agglomerations are M'Sila, Bou-Saâda, Sidi Aïssa and Aïn El Melh

geography:

 The wilaya of M'Sila has an area of ​​18,175 km2. It is bordered by the wilayas of Médéa, Bouira, Bordj-Bou-Arreridj and Sétif to the north, Batna to the east, Djelfa to the west and Biskra to the south.

 Its population is 1,029,447. Its morphology and geographical position give this region a unified ecological aspect represented by the predominance of the steppe which covers 1,200,000 ha (63% of the total area) of the wilaya. The area allocated to agriculture represents 20% of the total area, devoted mainly to cereal growing, arboriculture and market gardening. It is possible to obtain more details on the geography of the wilaya on the official Geoportal.

Tourism:

The wilaya of M'Sila offers many tourist sites. Bou-Saâda is without doubt the city that attracts the most attention from foreign tourists with its dunes, its palm groves, its old Medina, the tomb of Nasreddine Dinet, the old Ksar, Fort Cavaignac, the Ferrero mill, the Souk of crafts or the Zaouia of El Hamel, place of the sanctuaries where Mohammed Ben Belgacem, founder of the Zaouia Rahmania and his daughter Lalla Zineb rest.

 The Kalâa des Béni Hammad from Hammad ibn Bologhine to Maadid, the Roman ruins of Khoubana and M'cif or the cave paintings and prehistoric drawings of Sidi Ameur and Ben S'Rour. And also with the small villages of the ksab where there is Sidi Mansour.

 The thermal springs of Belaribi and Hammam Dhalaa are renowned for their beneficial effects against rheumatism, gynecological and skin diseases.

 The Wilaya of M'Sila is particularly recognized for its tailoring know-how.

Hydrolyc resources: 

dams:

 This wilaya includes the following dams:

 Soubella dam.

Ksob8 dam.

Dam of M'djedel.

Koudiat Benaïda dam.

M'cif dam.

These dams are part of the 65 operational dams in Algeria1 while 30 others are under construction in 2015