Taleb Larbi ( ar, ﻃﺎﻟﺐ اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ) is a town and

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, and capital of Taleb Larbi District,

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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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 7,074, up from 3,582 in 1998, with an annual of growth rate of 7.2% per year, the second highest in the province.

Transportation

Taleb Larbi is just from the border with

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along the N48. To the west, the N48 meets the N16, which leads west to

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 ...

and

Touggourt Touggourt ( ar, ﺗﻗﺮت or تڤرت; ber, ⵜⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜ, Tugurt, lit=the gateway or 'the gate') is a city and commune, former sultanate and capital of Touggourt District, in Touggourt Province, Algeria, built next to an oasis in the Sa ...

and north to

Tébessa Tébessa or Tebessa ( ar, تبسة ''Tibissa'', ''Tbessa'' or ''Tibesti''), the classical Theveste, is the capital city of Tébessa Province region of northeastern Algeria. It hosts several historical landmarks, the most important one being the w ...

Climate

Taleb Larbi has a hot

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''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Education

1.6% of the population has a tertiary education (the second lowest rate in the province), and another 18.2% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 61.6%, and is 68.9% among males and 53.0% among females.

Localities

The commune of Taleb Larbi is composed of 12 localities: *Taleb Larbi *Nakhlat El Mengoub *Hniche *Lemdjebès *Si Mebarek *Zeïdi *Garet Ettir *Laouabed *Maleh El Hadj Ahmed *Gour Djouali *Bouras *Sagaa

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{El Oued Province Communes of El Oued Province Algeria–Tunisia border crossings