Deldoul () is a commune in
Aougrout District,
Timimoun Province
The Wilaya of Timimoun () is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of Timimoun is in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,22 ...
, in south-central
Algeria
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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,647,
up from 7,465 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.5%.
Geography
Deldoul commune is centered on a set of oases in the south-central
Gourara
Tuat, or Touat (), is a natural region of desert in central Algeria that contains a string of small oasis, oases. In the past, the oases were important for Camel caravan, caravans crossing the Sahara.
Geography
Tuat lies to the south of the Gr ...
region of northern Adrar Province, southwest of
Timimoun
Timimoun () is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune, and capital of Timimoun District, in Timimoun Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 33,060, up from 28,595 in 1998, with an annual growth rate o ...
, southeast of
Charouine
Charouine () is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune, and capital of Charouine District, in Timimoun Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,347, up from 8,678 in 1998, with an annual growth rate ...
, west of
Aougrout and northeast of
Metarfa
Metarfa () is a town and commune in Aougrout District, Timimoun Province, in south-central Algeria. Before the 2019 redistribution the larger Aougrout District was located in the Adrar Province. According to the 2008 census it has a population o ...
. The surrounding areas generally consist of rocky plains mixed with low
sand dunes
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.
Climate
Deldoul has a hot
desert climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little
precipitation
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throughout the year.
Transportation
A road connects the main villages in the commune from
Bel Rhazi in the north to
Ouled Abbou in the south. The main road out of the area leads east from Ouled Abbou to
Aougrout.
Education
3.3% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 10.8% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 74.4%, and is 88.3% among males and 60.6% among females.
Localities
As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities:
*
Ouled Abbou
*Aourir
*Akbour
*
El Mansour
*El Hadbane
*
Igosten
*
El Barka
El Barka is a village in the commune of In Salah, in In Salah District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered t ...
*
Toukki
*
Ouled Abd Es Semod
*
Belrhazi
*Sahla
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{Adrar Province
Communes of Timimoun Province