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El Oued (Arabic: ولاية الوادي, Berber languages: 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 Guemar.

El Oued Province
ولاية الوادي
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting El Oued
Coordinates: 33°7′N 7°11′E
Country Algeria
CapitalEl Oued
Area
 • Total54,573 km2 (21,071 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total673,934
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 32
ISO 3166 codeDZ-39
Districts12
Municipalities30

Geography



Physical geography


El Oued Province lies in the Sahara desert in northeast Algeria. The mostly uninhabited southern half of the province is covered by the Grand Erg Oriental, a vast region of uninterrupted sand dunes. The northern half of the province is a mixture of sandy desert with scarce vegetation, scattered oases, and salt lakes. The most notable oases are the Oued Souf region, upon which the capital El Oued and neighbouring towns are built, as well as oases located near the towns of El M'Ghair and Djamaa, both of which support extensive palm plantations. Chott Melrhir, a large endorheic salt lake, lies in the north-central part of the province, while Chott Felrhir is a smaller salt lake to its southwest, near El M'Ghair. These salt lakes, and the surrounding areas, lie as much as 30 metres (98 ft) below sea level; nearby towns and villages including Hamraia, Méguibra, Dendouga and Aïn Cheikh are also below sea level.


Climate


See also: Climate of El Oued

El Oued Province experiences a hot desert climate. Winters are mild, with average temperatures around 11 °C (52 °F) in January, but summers are hot with average temperatures around 32 °C (90 °F), average maxima around 40 °C (104 °F) and the hottest days approaching 50 °C (122 °F). Precipitation is very low throughout the province, but somewhat more rain does fall in the north, particularly during the winter and adjacent months.


Neighbouring districts


El Oued Province is bordered to the northeast by Tébessa Province, to the north by Khenchela Province, to the northwest by Biskra Province, to the south and southwest by Ouargla Province, to the southeast by Tunisia's Tataouine Governorate, and to the east by Tunisia's Tozeur and Kebili Governorates.


History


The province was created from Biskra Province in 1984.


Administrative divisions


The province is made up of 10 districts, which are divided into 22 communes or municipalities.


Districts


  1. Bayadha
  2. Debila
  3. El Oued
  4. Guemar
  5. Hassi Khelifa
  6. Magrane
  7. Mih Ouensa
  8. Reguiba
  9. Robbah
  10. Taleb Larbi

Communes


  1. Bayadha
  2. Ben Guecha
  3. Debila
  4. Douar El Ma
  5. El Ogla
  6. El Oued
  7. Guemar
  8. Hamraia
  9. Hassani Abdelkrim
  10. Hassi Khelifa
  11. Kouinine
  12. Magrane
  13. Mih Ouensa
  14. Nakhla
  15. Oued El Alenda
  16. Ourmes
  17. Reguiba
  18. Robbah
  19. Sidi Aoun
  20. Taghzout
  21. Taleb Larbi
  22. Trifaoui

References


  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

На других языках

[de] El Oued (Provinz)

Die Provinz El Oued (arabisch ولاية الوادي, DMG Wilāyat al-Wādī, tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵍⵡⴰⴷ Agezdu n Lwad) ist eine Provinz (wilaya) im östlichen Algerien.
- [en] El Oued Province

[ru] Эль-Уэд (вилайет)

Эль-Уэ́д[2] (араб. ولاية الوادي‎) — вилайет[3] в восточной части Алжира.


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