Mascara (Arabic: معسكر Muʿaskar, Berber languages: ⵎⵄⴻⵙⴽⴻⵔ Mɛesker) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria.

It is unsure whether the place is related to "mascara", the cosmetic.

There was an earthquake in the capital of Mascara City on 18 August 1994.

The 5.9 Mw oblique-slip shock left 159 dead, 289 injured, and 8,000–10,000 homeless.

This article about a location in Mascara Province is a stub.