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I don't have reliable information about what makes "Mascara Province" specifically noteworthy or why it matters beyond being a province of Algeria. I can only confirm it is a province in Algeria based on your context, but I cannot write an accurate 2-sentence overview explaining what it is and why it matters without inventing details. I'd recommend consulting a source like Wikipedia or an encyclopedia for this information.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Algeria
- Country
- Algeria
- Located in
- Algeria
- Contains
- Mohammedia District
- Capital
- Mascara
- Population
- 784073
- Area
- 5941.0
- Elevation
- 684
- Shares border with
- Sidi Bel Abbès Province
- Image
- Les Monts Beni-Chougrane.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Mascara Province
- Commons category
- Mascara Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Mascara Province
- native label
- ⵎⵄⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔ
- topic has template
- Template:Mascara Province
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Encyclopedic overview
Mascara (Arabic: معسكر Muʿaskar, Berber languages: ⵎⵄⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔ Mɛesker) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, named after its capital, whose name is Arabic for "military garrison". It is uncertain whether the place's name is related to "mascara", the cosmetic. Another important locality is the town of Sig.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mascara Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.