Ouled Ahmed Timmi ( ar, أوﻻد أﺣﻤﺪ ﺗﻴﻤﻰ) is a commune in

Adrar District Adrar District is a district of Adrar Province, Algeria. With a population of 88,266, it is the most populated district in the province. Communes The district is further divided into 3 communes: *Adrar Adrar (in Tifinagh script "ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ" ...

, Adrar Province, in south-central

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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 13,547, up from 11,976 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.3%.

Geography

The commune covers a series of populated oases in the northern part of the

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region to the immediate west and south of

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. The elevation of the area is around . It also covers a strip of land stretching about to the western border of the province; this area covers the almost uninhabited

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desert.

Climate

Ouled Ahmed Timmi has a hot

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''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little

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throughout the year.

Transportation

The villages of the commune to the northwest (such as Ouinna, Melouka and Kousan) are connected to the western side of

city by provincial roads, and to the villages in

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commune further north. The villages to the southeast (such as

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, Mahidia and Zaouia Sidi Bekri) are connected to the N6 national highway on its way south from Adrar.

Education

5.1% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.9% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 75.7%, and is 85.4% among males and 65.9% among females.

Localities

As of 1984, the commune was composed of 15 localities: *

*Taridalt *Ouled Ahmed * Beni Tamer *El Mansourria *Ouled Bouhefs * Mahidia * Zaouia Sidi Bekri * Kousam * Bouzane *Ouled Aïssa *Ouled Aroussa * Melouka * Mimoune * Ouinna

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Adrar Province Communes of Adrar Province Cities in Algeria Algeria