Wilaya with a pastoral vocation, has become an unprecedented tourist region thanks to its multiple potentialities, some of which are recognized worldwide. Located in the highlands of southwestern Algeria, it is 750 km from the capital Algiers. It shares its boundaries with the wilayas of Tlemcen and Sidi Belabbes to the north, the wilaya of El Bayadh to the east and Bechar to the south with an Algerian-Moroccan border of 250 km to the west. It is located in the heart of the ksour mountains, it is a place of passage and of great affluence. Covers an area of 29,514.14 km, with an estimated population of 202,254.