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Ouargla Province is a region in southeastern Algeria known for being a major center of the country's oil and natural gas industry. The province is significant to Algeria's economy and energy sector, with its desert location and rich hydrocarbon resources making it an important area for the nation's petroleum production.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- province of Algeria
- Country
- Algeria
- Located in
- Algeria
- Contains
- Sidi Khouïled District
- Capital
- Ouargla
- Population
- 558558
- Area
- 211980.0
- Elevation
- 212
- Shares border with
- El M'Ghair Province
- Image
- Benaceur.JPG
- Licence plate code
- 30
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- Commons category
- Ouargla Province
- topic's main category
- Category:Ouargla Province
- language used
- Wargli
- topic has template
- Template:Ouargla Province
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Encyclopedic overview
Ouargla or Warqla (Arabic: ولاية ورقلة) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria, with a population of 708 463 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It borders Ouled Djellal Province, El M'Ghair Province Touggourt Province, and El Oued Province to the north, Tunisia to the east, In Salah Province and Illizi Province to the south, and El Menia Province, Ghardaia Province and Djelfa Province to the west. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.
History
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