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| Adrar Province | |
| ولاية أدرار | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Adrar |
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| Province Code | 1 |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Adrar, Algeria |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
| Wāli | Mr. Messaoud Djari |
| PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 439,700 km² (169,769 sq mi) |
| Population | 402,197[1] (2008) |
| Density | 0,9/km² (2,4/sq mi) |
- For the region of Mauritania, see
Adrar (region) .
Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار) is a province of southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 427,368 km². It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.[1]
It is bordered to the north by the Wilaya (province) of Bechar, El Bayadh and Ghardaïa; to the west by the Wilaya of Tindouf; to the east by the Wilaya of Tamanrasset; to the south by Mauritania and Mali.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural Regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouit Kounta), Gourara (Aoulef, Timimoune), and Tidikelt (Aoulef) and 299 ksour.
Administrative divisions
The province comprises 11 districts and 28 municipalities.
Districts:-
- Adrar
- Aougrout
- Aoulef
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- Charouine
- Fenoughil
- Reggane
- T'Sabit
- Timimoune
- Tinerkouk
- Zaouiet Kounta
Municipalities:-
- Adrar
- Akabli
- Aougrout
- Aoulef
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- Bouda
- Charouine
- Deldoul
- Fenoughil
- In Zghmir
- Ksar Kaddour
- Metarfa
- Ouled Ahmed Timmi
- Ouled Aissa
- Ouled Said
- Reggane
- Sali
- Sebaa
- Talmin
- Tamantit
- Tamest
- Timekten
- Timiaouine
- Timimoun
- Tinerkouk
- Tit
- Tsabit
- Zaouiet Kounta
References
- ^ a b Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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