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Kerzaz
Kerzaz ( ar, كرزاز) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune, and capital of Kerzaz District, in Béchar Province, western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 5,028, up from 4,276 in 1998, and its annual growth rate is 1.7%. The commune covers an area of . Geography Kerzaz lies on the left (northeast) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the rocky ridges of the Ougarta Range rise to the west, running from northwest to southeast along the opposite side of the river from the town. Climate Kerzaz has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Kerzaz. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 63,570 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 1,145 sheep, 575 goats, 228 camels, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerzaz District
Kerzaz is a districts of Algeria, district in Béchar Province, Béchar provinces of Algeria, Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Kerzaz. According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 9,876 inhabitants. Almost all of the population is settled near the Oued Saoura, which runs from northwest to southeast through the district. The main road, National Highway N6, also runs through the district from northwest to southeast on the way from Béchar to Adrar, Algeria. Municipalities The district is further divided into 3 municipalities of Algeria, municipalities: *Kerzaz *Timoudi *Béni Ikhlef References Districts of Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timoudi
Timoudi (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻮدى) is a town and commune in Kerzaz District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 2,389, up from 2,116 in 1998, with an annual population growth rate of 1.2%. The area of the commune is . Geography Timoudi lies at in the Saoura valley on the banks of Oued Saoura, a wadi that marks the western edge of the Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of sand dunes in the Sahara desert. Climate Timoudi has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Timoudi. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 54,000 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 1,009 sheep, 684 goats, 45 camels, and 10 cattle. Infrastructure and housing 95% of Timoudi's population is connected to drinking water, 95% i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béni Ikhlef
Béni Ikhlef ( ar, ﺑﻨﻰ ﻳﺨﻠﻒ) is a town and commune in Kerzaz District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. As of the 2008 census, its population was 2,459, up from 2,280 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.8%. The commune covers an area of . Geography Béni Ikhlef lies on the left (northeast) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the rocky ridges of the Ougarta Range rise to the west, running from northwest to southeast along the opposite side of the river from the town. Climate Béni Ikhlef has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and warm winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Béni Ikhlef. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 36,420 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 614 sheep, 347 goats, 45 camels, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksabi
Ksabi ( ar, ﻗﺼﺎﺑﻰ) is a town and commune in Ouled Khodeïr District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 3,187, up from 2,656 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.9%. The commune covers an area of . Geography Ksabi lies at an elevation of on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley; it is the lowest town on this river before it reaches the endorheic lake Sebkha el Melah. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the rocky ridges of the Ougarta Range rise to the west, running from northwest to southeast along the opposite side of the river from the town. Climate Ksabi has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Ksabi. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 95,000 date palm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ouled Khoudir
Ouled Khoudir ( ar, أوﻻد ﺧﺪﻳﺮ) is a town and commune in Ouled Khoudir District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 4,251, up from 3,893 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.9%. The commune covers an area of . Geography Ouled Khoudir lies at in the Saoura valley the on banks of Oued Saoura, a wadi that separates the Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of sand dunes in the Sahara desert to the east, from the rocky hills of the Ougarta Range to the west. Climate Ouled Khoudir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Ouled Khoudir. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 130,700 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 1,935 sheep, 843 goats, 198 camels, and 12 cattle. There were a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béni Abbès
Béni Abbès ( ar, بني عباس), also known as the ''Pearl of the Saoura'', and also as the ''White Oasis'', is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, far from the provincial capital Béchar, and from Algiers. It has been the capital of the Béni Abbès District since 1957. The commune's area is approximately , with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census, up from 8,850 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 2.1%. Béni Abbès lies in the Saoura valley, on the left bank of the intermittent wadi called Oued Saoura. There are seven ksars (castles) in Béni Abbès, including a particularly large one found in a palm grove in the river valley. The people of Béni Abbès are often referred to as ''Abbabsa''. Etymology Béni Abbès is written in Arabic بني عباس, Bani Abbas ("The children of Abbas"). C.Rames explains in his book ''Beni-Abbes (Oran Sahara): Historical, geographical and medical study (1941)'' that the origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saoura
The Saoura () is a valley in southwestern Algeria. It is formed by the wadi known as Oued Saoura, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli.] From Igli it runs through Béchar Province past the towns of Béni Abbès, Tamtert, El Ouata, Béni Ikhlef, Kerzaz, Timoudi, Ouled Khoudir, and Ksabi then passes under the N6 highway before reaching the endorheic lake Sebkhel el Melah. From 1962 to 1974 it was the name of a wilaya (province) covering present-day Béchar Province, Tindouf Province and Adrar Province Adrar ( ar, ولاية أدرار, ber, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) is a province (''wilaya'') in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 424,948 km2, roughly the size of the US state .... References Valleys of Algeria Geography of Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igli, Algeria
Igli ( ar, اﻳﻘﻠﻰ) is a town and commune in Béchar Province, western Algeria, located 152 km south of Bechar. It is coextensive with Igli District. Its population was 6,682 as of the 2008 census, up from 5,474 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of . Its inhabitants, along with those of the small neighbouring town of Mazzer, speak a Zenati Berber language termed ''tabəldit'', closely related to that of other south-western Algerian ksars and of Figuig. Geography Igli lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley, just south of the confluence of Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the Hamada, a broad rocky plateau, lies across the river to the west. Climate Igli has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Algeria ...
The municipalities of Algeria (Arabic: بلدية (singular)) form the third level of administrative subdivisions of Algeria. As of 2002, there were 1,541 municipalities in the country. List This list is a copy from the Statoids page named Municipalities of Algeria'. The population data is from June 25, 1998. References See also * List of cities in Algeria * Cities of present-day nations and states {{DEFAULTSORT:Communes Of Algeria Subdivisions of Algeria Algeria 3 Communes, Algeria Communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oued Saoura
Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli, forming the Saoura valley. While in the past the flow of the river was steady and plentiful, in recent years it has diminished due to the construction of the Djorf Torba dam on the Oued Guir. Course From Igli the Oued Saoura runs through Béchar Province past the towns of Béni Abbès, Tamtert, El Ouata, Béni Ikhlef, Kerzaz, Timoudi, Ouled Khoudir, and Ksabi, then passes under the N6 highway before reaching the endorheic An endorheic basin (; also spelled endoreic basin or endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but drainage converges instead into lakes ... lake Sebkha el Melah. References Saoura Geography of Béchar Province {{Algeria-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Ouata
El Ouata ( ar, اﻟﻮاتة) is a town and commune in Béchar Province, western Algeria. The commune is coextensive with El Ouata District, which is named after the town. According to the 2008 census its population is 7,343, up from 7,014 in 1998, with an annual population growth rate of 0.5%. The commune covers an area of . Geography El Ouata lies on the left (northeast) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the rocky ridges of the Ougarta Range rise to the west, running from northwest to southeast along the opposite side of the river from the town. Climate El Ouata has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and warm winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in El Ouata. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 136,180 date palms planted in the commune. As o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ougarta Range
Ougarta Range or Mountains of Ougarta ( ar, سلاسل الوقارتة, french: Chaînes d'Ougarta) are a mountain range in the Saoura area of southwestern Algeria. The range is oriented from northwest to southeast, and extends over a length of to a maximum width of . The highest point of the Ougarta Range is ''Djebel Bet Touaris'' (elevation 890 m),Carte IGN, Béchar NH-30, 1/1000000, 1968. located in the extreme northwest of the chain. The other major peaks are ''Djebel Rhennouma'' (867 m) and ''Djebel Berga Saida'' (855 m), both located in the northwest. The remaining peaks have an altitude between 772 m (northwest) and 602 m (southeast). The Ougarta Range is surrounded: * to the northeast by the Grand Erg Occidental (the valley of Oued Saoura is the boundary between the two geographical areas); * to the northwest by the Erg Er Raoui. The Ougarta Range is named after the village and oasis of Ougarta, which lies amongst the mountains. Other towns lying next to the range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
