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Boukaïs
Boukaïs ( ar, ﻳﺲ ﺑﻮﻗﺎ) is a town and commune in Lahmar District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 970, up from 890 in 1998, and its annual population growth rate is 0.9%. The commune covers an area of . Geography Boukaïs lies at an elevation of on a rocky plain at the edge of a region of higher, darkly colored rocky hills. There is an even higher range of lightly colored hills to the west. The Oued Ihrassa passes by the town to the east; water from this river is used to irrigate the palm grove found to the southwest of the town. Climate Boukaïs has a hot desert climate, with very hot summers and cool winters, and low precipitation throughout the year, especially in summer. Economy Agriculture is a significant industry in Boukaïs. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 19,000 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 1,613 sheep, 1,815 goats, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahmar
Lahmar ( ar, اﻻﺣﻤﺮ) is a town and commune, and capital of Lahmar District, in Béchar Province, western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,969, up from 1,404 in 1998, and its population growth rate is 3.5%, the highest in the province. The commune covers an area of . Geography Lahmar lies at an altitude of on a rocky plain with scattered higher mountains to the east. One prominent range of hills is just to the east, and separates Lahmar from the nearby locality of Sfissifa. Climate Lahmar has a hot desert climate, with very hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Winter nights can be quite chilly due to Lahmar's altitude. Economy Agriculture is the main industry in Lahmar. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 57,000 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 8,430 sheep, 2,003 goats, and 80 cattle, the highest number of cattle for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Méridja
Méridja ( ar, ﻣﺮﻳﺠﺔ, ''little swamp'') is a town and commune in Kénadsa District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. As of 2008 the population of the commune was 592, up from 532 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.1%. This makes it the smallest commune by population in Béchar Province. The commune covers an area of . Geography Méridja is located at an elevation of on the extensive hamada west of Béchar, about west of the Djorf Torba dam on the Oued Guir. Some low, rocky hills rise both to the north and south of the town, but there are no significant mountains in the immediate vicinity of the town. Climate Méridja has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is an important industry in Méridja. The commune has a total of of arable land, of which is irrigated. There are a total of 10,020 date palms plante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahmar District
Lahmar is a district in Béchar Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Lahmar. According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 3,574 inhabitants. The region lies to the north of the provincial capital Béchar and is connected to it by a local road. Municipalities The district is further divided into 3 communes, all of them being among the 20 least populous communes in Algeria: *Lahmar * Mogheul *Boukaïs Boukaïs ( ar, ﻳﺲ ﺑﻮﻗﺎ) is a town and commune in Lahmar District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 970, up from 890 in 1998, and its annual population growth rate is 0.9%. The commun ... References Districts of Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kénadsa
Kénadsa is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune in the Sahara Desert of south-western Algeria, and is the capital of Kénadsa District, Béchar Province. As of 2008, Kénadsa had a population of 13,492, up from 11,667 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 1.5%. The commune covers an area of . There is a large Kenadsa longwave transmitter, longwave broadcasting station near Kénadsa. Geography Kénadsa lies at an elevation of on the flat rocky hamada west of Béchar. The wadi Oued Meswar is located about west of the town, and meets the Oued Guir near Abadla at the locality of Ksi Ksou. Climate Kénadsa has a hot desert climate (Köppen-Geiger climate classification system, Köppen: BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Economy Agriculture is an important industry in Kénadsa. The commune has a total of of arable land, but only is irrigated. There are a total of 67,000 date palms planted in the commune. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogheul
Mogheul ( ar, ﻣﻮﻏﻞ) is a town and commune in Lahmar District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria near the border with Morocco. According to the 2008 census its population is 635, down from 682 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of -0.7%, the lowest in the province. The commune covers an area of , making it the smallest by area in the province. Geography Mogheul lies at an elevation of on a plateau crossed by ranges of rocky hills. Small ranges rising about above the surrounds are found quite nearby the town to the north and south; higher ranges are found further to the northeast and further south. Climate Mogheul has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with very hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is generally light, although due to Mogheul's high altitude and latitude it does receive somewhat more rain than other locations in Béchar Province. Summers are particularly dry. Economy Agriculture is a significant industry in Moghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béchar
Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of . It has then thrived on the activity of the coal mines until petroleum production seized the market. Leatherwork and jewellery are notable products of Béchar. Dates, vegetables, figs, cereals and almonds are produced near Béchar. There are bituminous coal reserves near Béchar, but they are not exploited to their greatest potential because of transportation costs are too high relative to that from the oil and gas fields of eastern Algeria. The city was once the site of a French Foreign Legion post. The Kenadsa longwave transmitter, whose masts are the tallest structures in Algeria at , is found near Béchar. Location Béchar is located in the northwestern region of Algeria roughly sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Algeria
The municipalities of Algeria (Arabic: بلدية (singular)) form the third level of administrative subdivisions of Algeria. As of 2002, there were 1,541 municipalities in the country. List This list is a copy from the Statoids page named Municipalities of Algeria'. The population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using ... data is from June 25, 1998. References See also * List of cities in Algeria * Cities of present-day nations and states {{DEFAULTSORT:Communes Of Algeria Subdivisions of Algeria Algeria 3 Communes, Algeria Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the tribe Caprini, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.Hirst, K. Kris"The History of the Domestication of Goats".'' About.com''. Accessed August 18, 2008. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Goats have been used for milk, meat, fur, and skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often turned into goat cheese. Female goats are referred to as ''does'' or ''nannies'', intact males are called ''bucks'' or ''billies'', and juvenile goats of both sexes are called ''kids''. Castrated males are called ''we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boudenib
Boudenib ( Berber:ⴱⵓⴷⵏⵉⴱ) ( ar, بوذنيب) is a small Berber town in eastern Morocco, close to the border with Algeria, in the Atlas Mountains The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa. It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range. It stretches around through Moroc .... According to the 2004 census it had a population of 9,867. Kef Aziza, a cave which is nearly 4 km long, is close to Boudenib and is considered one of the six major caves of Morocco. References External links LexicorientChorouk Association of Populated places in Errachidia Province {{DrâaTafilalet-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djorf Torba Dam
Djorf Torba Dam is a dam in Kenadsa District, Béchar Province, Algeria, crossing the Oued Guir about west of the capital, Béchar. It is used for the purposes of irrigation and water supply. The area around the head of the dam features a number of notable ancient monuments. The dam has resulted in a significant reduction in the flow of Oued Guir and Oued Saoura Oued Saoura is an intermittent river, or wadi, formed from the confluence of the Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana at Igli, forming the Saoura valley. While in the past the flow of the river was steady and plentiful, in recent years it has diminished d ... in locations downstream of the dam. References Dams in Algeria Buildings and structures in Béchar Province {{Africa-dam-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a Place of worship, place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers (sujud) are performed, including outdoor courtyards. The first mosques were simple places of prayer for Muslims, and may have been open spaces rather than buildings. In the first stage of Islamic architecture, 650-750 CE, early mosques comprised open and closed covered spaces enclosed by walls, often with minarets from which Adhan, calls to prayer were issued. Mosque buildings typically contain an ornamental niche (''mihrab'') set into the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca (''qiblah''), Wudu, ablution facilities. The pulpit (''minbar''), from which the Friday (jumu'ah) sermon (''khutba'') is delivered, was in earlier times characteristic of the central city mosque, but has since become common in smaller mosques. Mosques typically have Isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus '' Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult males are referred to as bulls. Cattle are commonly raised as livestock for meat (beef or veal, see beef cattle), for milk (see dairy cattle), and for hides, which are used to make leather. They are used as riding animals and draft animals ( oxen or bullocks, which pull carts, plows and other implements). Another product of cattle is their dung, which can be used to create manure or fuel. In some regions, such as parts of India, cattle have significant religious significance. Cattle, mostly small breeds such as the Miniature Zebu, are also kept as pets. Different types of cattle are common to different geographic areas. Taurine cattle are found primarily in Europe and temperate areas of Asia, the Americas, and Australia. Zeb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
