Ouargla Province

Ouargla Province ولاية ورقلة
—  Province  —
Map of Algeria highlighting Ouargla
Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.95°N 5.317°E / 31.95; 5.317Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.95°N 5.317°E / 31.95; 5.317
Country	Algeria
Capital	Ouargla
Government
• PPA president
• Wāli
Area
• Total	211,980 km2 (81,850 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	552,539
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01)
Area Code	+213 (0) 32
ISO 3166 code	DZ-30
Districts	10
Municipalities	21

Ouargla or Warqla (Arabic: ولاية ورقلة‎) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Temacine, Touggourt, and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.

History

In the past Ouargla was the center of trading of gold and slaves,^{[citation needed]} as well as being an important center of the Kharijite sect Ibadi. However, the Ibadis are these days gone to the M'zab valley.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

References

1. ^ 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.

v t e Ouargla Province Capital: Ouargla Districts  · El Borma · El Hadjira · Hassi Messaoud · Mégarine · N'Goussa · Ouargla · Sidi Khouiled · Taïbet · Témacine · Touggourt Communes  · Ain Beida · Balidat Ameur · Benaceur · El Allia · El Borma · El Hadjira · Hassi Ben Abdellah · Hassi Messaoud · Megarine · M'Naguer · Nezla · N'Goussa · Ouargla · Rouissat · Sidi Khouiled · Sidi Slimane · Taibet · Tamacine · Tebesbest · Touggourt · Zaouia El Abidia

v t e Provinces of Algeria Adrar Aïn Defla Aïn Témouchent Algiers Annaba Batna Béchar Béjaïa Biskra Blida Bordj Bou Arréridj Bouira Boumerdès Chlef Constantine Djelfa El Bayadh El Oued El Taref Ghardaïa Guelma Illizi Jijel Khenchela Laghouat Mascara Médéa Mila Mostaganem M'Sila Naâma Oran Ouargla Oum El Bouaghi Relizane Saïda Sétif Sidi Bel Abbes Skikda Souk Ahras Tamanrasset Tébessa Tiaret Tindouf Tipaza Tissemsilt Tizi Ouzou Tlemcen

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