Complex sentence: The city is a commune and a daïra of the wilaya of Tissemsilt, and was known as Moliere during the French occupation of Algeria (1830--1962), and then as Beni Hendel until 1975.
Split into simpler sentences: The city is a commune and a daïra of the wilaya of Tissemsilt. It was known as Moliere during the French occupation of Algeria (1830--1962), and then as Beni Hendel until 1975.