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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] |
Boutarfaya
Boutarfaya is a village in the commune of Timoudi, in Kerzaz District, Béchar Province, Algeria. The village is located on the northeast bank of the Oued Saoura east of Timoudi and north of 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%. T .... References Neighbouring towns and cities Populated places in Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Talmine
Talmine ( ar, ﻃﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ) is a town and commune in Charouine District, Adrar Province, in south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,768, up from 9,469 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.1%. Geography Talmine commune lies at an elevation of about . It covers the westernmost oases in the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province (excepting the villages of Meslila and Bent Cherk that lies in Béchar Province. The oases mainly lie in the southernmost part of the Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of sand dunes stretching well into Béchar and El Bayadh provinces. Climate Talmine has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Transportation The main road through the commune is a provincial road that starts at the village of Taghouzi, passes through Taguenout, Saguia and Boukezzine before connecting to the N6 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camel
A camel (from: la, camelus and grc-gre, κάμηλος (''kamēlos'') from Hebrew or Phoenician: גָמָל ''gāmāl''.) is an even-toed ungulate in the genus ''Camelus'' that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). Camels are working animals especially suited to their desert habitat and are a vital means of transport for passengers and cargo. There are three surviving species of camel. The one-humped dromedary makes up 94% of the world's camel population, and the two-humped Bactrian camel makes up 6%. The Wild Bactrian camel is a separate species and is now critically endangered. The word ''camel'' is also used informally in a wider sense, where the more correct term is "camelid", to include all seven species of the family Camelidae: the true camels (the above three species), along with the "New World" camelids: the llama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taghit
Taghit ( ar, ﺗﺎﻏﻴﺖ) is a town and commune in Taghit District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. The town is an oasis watered by the underground Oued Zousfana, which runs along beside the dunes of the Grand Erg Occidental. According to the 2008 census its population is 6,317, up from 6,047 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.4%. The commune covers an area of . History The town was the site of the Battle of Taghit in 1903, in which 4000 Zayanes Berbers besieged the French in the town, whom they outnumbered by 10 to 1. The attackers were later forced to retreat. Geography Taghit lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Zouzfana. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes, lies to the east, while the rocky Djebel Baroun lies to the west across the river. Climate Taghit has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of California. It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census. It is bordered by five other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf; to the north by Béchar and El Bayadh; to the east by Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. To the south, it is bordered by Mauritania and Mali. Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune) and Tidikelt ( Aoulef), and 299 '' ksour''. History The province was created from parts of the Oasis department and Saoura department in 1974. Geography Location The province of Adrar is located in south-west Algeria. Administrative divisions The province comprises 7 districts (''daïras'') and 16 communes or municipalities (''baladiyahs'') The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
