Idlès (

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: إدلس) is a

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Tazrouk District Tazrouk is a districts of Algeria, district in Tamanrasset Province, Tamanrasset provinces of Algeria, Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Tazrouk. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 9,036. Municipalities The di ...

Tamanrasset Province Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset ( ar, ولاية تمنراست ''Wilāya Tamanrāssat'', Berber languages) is the largest province ('' wilaya'') in Algeria. It was named after its province seat, Tamanrasset. The province has two national parks, mor ...

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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,945, up from 3,791 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.7%. Its postal code is 11110 and its municipal code is 1105. The largest nearby city is

Tamanrasset Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alt ...

; other smaller towns include

In Amguel In Amguel (Arabic: عين امقل, lit. ''Amguel spring'') is a town and commune in Tamanrasset District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,208, up from 3,030 in 1998, with an annual growth rate ...

to the west and

Tazrouk Tazrouk (Arabic: تازروك or تاظروك) is a town and commune, and district seat of Tazrouk District in Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,208, up from 3,033 in 1998, with an annual growth ra ...

to the south.

Geography

Idlès is located at an elevation of in the

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mountains of southern Algeria. The town lies on the eastern bank of the Oued Tarouda. The surrounding area belongs to the

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ecoregion.

Climate

Idlès has a hot

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(

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''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Compared to other towns in the Sahara of southern Algeria its summers are less hot and it receives somewhat more precipitation due to its altitude.

Transportation

Idlès lies just north of the N55 national highway, which leads west to

and east to

Bordj El Houasse Bordj El Houasse (also written Bordj El Haouasse or Bordj El Haouès) is a town and commune in Djanet District, Djanet Province, Algeria. It is part of Djanet District. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,963, up from 2,185 in 19 ...

. Another road leads south from the highway to

Education

1.7% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal lowest in the province), and another 10.6% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 65.1%, and is 79.9% among males and 48.4% among females.

Localities

The commune is composed of six localities: *Idlès *

Mertoutek Mertoutek is a village in the commune of Idlès, in Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. It lies in the northern Hoggar Mountains on the eastern side of a ''wadi'', northwest of the town of Idlès and north of Tamanrasset. Archaeo ...

Hirhafek Hirhafek (also written Hirafok, Hirhafok or Highafok) is a village in the commune of Idlès, in Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. It is located on the southern side of the N55 national highway between In Amguel to the west and Idlè ...

*Tizaït *Tassili Alaksad Partie Nord *

Amguid Amguid is a village in the commune of Idlès, in Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. It is located in the remote north-eastern part of the province, about north of Tamanrasset and west of Illizi. Climate Amguid has a hot desert c ...

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

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