Kouinine ( ar, آﻮﻳﻨﻴﻦ) is a town and
commune
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in
El Oued District
El Oued District is a district of El Oued Province, Algeria. As of the 2008 census, it has a population of 144,775.
Communes
El Oued District consists of two communes:
*El Oued
*Kouinine
Kouinine ( ar, آﻮﻳﻨﻴﻦ) is a town and commune ...
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El Oued Province
El Oued ( ar, ولاية الوادي, ber, ⴻⵍ oⵓⴻⴷ) is a Saharan province of Algeria (n° 39) dominated by ''Oued Souf''. It was named after its eponymous capital. Notable towns include El Oued itself and El M'Ghair, Djamaa and Guem ...
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Algeria
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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 10,076,
up from 7,571 in 1998, with a population growth rate of 3.0%.
Climate
Kouinine has a hot
desert climate
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Köppen climate classification
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''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
Transportation
Kouinine is on the N48, just from the provincial capital
El Oued
El Oued ( ar, اﻟﻮادي, ber, Suf meaning ''the River''), Souf or Oued Souf is a city, and the capital of El Oued Province, in Algeria. The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name is El Oued which enables date palm cult ...
, of which Kounine forms a part of its
urban area
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. The N48 leads north to
Still
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and eventually
Biskra
Biskra ( ar, بسكرة ; ; Latin Vescera) is the capital city of Biskra Province, Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is located in northeastern Algeria, about 248 miles (400 km) from Algiers, 71 miles (115&n ...
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Education
7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 23.2% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 84.9%, and is 90.5% among males and 79.1% among females.
Localities
The commune of Kouinine is composed of two localities:
*Kouinine
*Oumih Bahia
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{El Oued Province
Communes of El Oued Province