Adrar Province
Appearance

Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Wilayat Adrar) is a Wilaya (Province) in southwestern Algeria, named efter its caipital Adrar. It is the seicont-lairgest province, wi an aurie o 427,368 km². It haed 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.[1]
It is bordered tae the north bi the Wilaya (Province) o Bechar, El Bayadh an Ghardaïa; tae the wast bi the Wilaya o Tindouf; tae the east bi the Wilaya o Tamanrasset; tae the sooth bi Mauritanie an Mali.
Adrar is composed o three natural an cultural Regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune), an Tidikelt (Aoulef) an 299 ksour.
Admeenistrative diveesions
[eedit | edit soorce]The province comprises 11 districts (daïras) an 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs)
Destricts
[eedit | edit soorce]- Adrar
- Aougrout
- Aoulef
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- Charouine
- Fenoughil
- Reggane
- T'Sabit
- Timimoun
- Tinerkouk
- Zaouiet Kounta
Communes
[eedit | edit soorce]| No.[2][3] | Commune [2][3] | Arabic [2] | Population [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Adrar | أدرار | 43,903 |
| 02 | Tamest | تأماست | 6,658 |
| 03 | Charouine | شروين | 8,678 |
| 04 | Reggane | رقان | 14,179 |
| 05 | In Zghmir | ان زغمير | 14,062 |
| 06 | Tit | تيت | 3,160 |
| 07 | Ksar Kaddour | قصر قدور | 3,500 |
| 08 | Tsabit | تسابيت | 11,832 |
| 09 | Timimoun (Timmimoun) | تيميمون | 28,595 |
| 10 | Ouled Said | أوالد السعيد | 7,538 |
| 11 | Zaouiet Kounta | زاوية كنتة | 14,531 |
| 12 | Aoulef | أولف | 15,229 |
| 13 | Timokten (Timoktene, Timekten, Tamekten) | تمقتن | 14,134 |
| 14 | Tamentit (Tamantit) | تامنطيت | 7,912 |
| 15 | Fenoughil | فنوغيل | 9,962 |
| 16 | Tinerkouk | تنيركوك | 13,393 |
| 17 | Deldoul | دلدول | 7,465 |
| 18 | Sali | سالى | 11,304 |
| 19 | Akabli | أقبلى | 7,513 |
| 20 | Metarfa | الطارفة | 7,061 |
| 21 | Ouled Ahmed Timmi (Ouled Ahmed Temmi) | أوالد أحمد تيمى | 11,976 |
| 22 | Bouda | بودة | 8,668 |
| 23 | Aougrout | أوقرت | 9,878 |
| 24 | Talmine | طالمين | 9,469 |
| 25 | Bordj Badji Mokhtar | برج باجى مختار | 9,323 |
| 26 | Sebaa (Sbaa) | السبع | 1,989 |
| 27 | Ouled Aissa | أوالد عيسى | 5,497 |
| 28 | Timiaouine | تيمياوين | 4,206 |
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedAlg2008RGPH - 1 2 3 (in French) (in Arabic) "Code Geographique National" (PDF). 5ème Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat. 2008.
- 1 2 3 (in French) "Repartition des Sieges des Assemblees Populaires Communales: 01 — Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF). Journal Officiel de la Republique Algerienne N° 47. 10 Julie 2002.
