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Ouargla
Ouargla (, , ) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla. The commune of Ouargla had a population of 133,024 in the 2008 census, up from 112,339 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.7%. However, including the commune of Rouissat, found in Ouargla's urban area, gives a total population of 191,136.
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Place details
- Locality
- Ouargla ⵡⴻⵔⴳⵔⴰⵏ ورقلة
- Region
- ورقلة ⵡⴰⵔⴳⵍⴰ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 169,928
Travel guide
Get around
Within the historic city centre, the ksar, walking is the only option.
A modern tram system, the only one in the Sahara, runs on an east-west route through the city. Notice that the tram does not serve the ksar, it runs further to the south in the more modern parts of the city.
See
The historic city centre, the ksar, is still mostly intact and features winding alleyways and traditional Berber architecture.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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7 sectionsContents
- Historical Ouargla
- Modern Ouargla
- Climate
- Localities
- See also
- References
- External links
Ouargla (, , ) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla. The commune of Ouargla had a population of 133,024 in the 2008 census, up from 112,339 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.7%. However, including the commune of Rouissat, found in Ouargla's urban area, gives a total population of 191,136.
== Historical Ouargla ==
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