Adrar Province
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Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Berber languages: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 424,948 km2, roughly the size of the US state of California. It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.[1]
Adrar Province
ولاية أدرار | |
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Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Adrar |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Messaoud Djari |
Area | |
• Total | 424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi) |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 402,197 |
• Density | 0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 11 |
Municipalities | 28 |
It is bordered by five other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf; to the north by Béchar and El Bayadh; to the east by Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. To the south, it is bordered by Mauritania and Mali.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune) and Tidikelt (Aoulef), and 299 ksour.