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Ouargla Destination Guide

Discover Ouargla in Algeria

Ouargla in the region of Ouargla with its 129,402 habitants is a town located in Algeria - some 356 mi or ( 574 km ) South of Algiers , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ouargla

Local time in Ouargla is now 06:38 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Algiers " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Kebili, Gafsa, Kasserine, Oum el Bouaghi, and Laghouat. When in this area, you might want to check out Kebili . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ouargla ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Aux portes du Sahara Siegfried_h.'s photos around Hassi Messaoud, Algeria (blog algerie sahara)

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OUARGLA 30 (khafji)

3:04 min by Mehdi Nourani
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LE GROUPE BMZN? MALADE W TAHAI FAISSAL ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ouargla

Ouargla is the capital city of Ouargla province, in the Sahara Desert, in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing oil 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 31.95 5.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities in Algeria, Communes of Algeria, Ouargla Province, Populated places in Ouargla Province

University of Ouargla

The Université de Ouargla (officially Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla) is a university located in Ouargla, Algeria. It was founded on March 22, 1988. The university covers 88 hectares, has 6 libraries and 26 research laboratories.

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Located at 31.94 5.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Universities in Algeria

Rouissat

Rouissat is a town and commune in Ouargla District, Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 58,112, up from 37,814 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 4.5%. It is within the urban area of the provincial capital Ouargla, lying just to the south of the city center.

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Located at 31.92 5.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Communes of Algeria, Populated places in Ouargla Province

Ain Beida Airport

Ain Beida Airport (French: Aéroport de Ouargla / Ain Beida), also known as Ouargla Airport, is an airport serving Ouargla, a city in the Ouargla Province of eastern Algeria. It is located 4.3 nautical miles southeast of the city. The airport is in the Sahara Desert, about 540 km southeast of Algiers.

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Located at 31.93 5.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria, Airports in Algeria, World War II desert airfields

Sidi Khouïled District

Sidi Khouïled is a district in Ouargla Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Sidi Khouïled. As of the 2008 census, the district had a total population of 32,792. Most of the population of this district lives just to the west of the provincial capital, Ouargla.

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Located at 31.98 5.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Ouargla Province

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ouargla