Ouargla Province

Ouargla or Warqla (Arabic: ولاية ورقلة‎) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Touggourt, and Hassi Messaoud. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.

Ouargla Province

ولاية ورقلة
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Ouargla
Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E
Country Algeria
CapitalOuargla
Area
 • Total211,980 km2 (81,850 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total552,539
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 32
ISO 3166 codeDZ-30
Districts10
Municipalities21

History

In the past Ouargla was the center of trading of gold and slaves, as well as being an important center of Ibadi Islam. However, the Ibadis have left for the M'zab valley.

In 1984 Illizi Province was carved out of its territory.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.[2]

Districts
  1. El Borma
  2. El Hadjira
  3. Hassi Messaoud
  4. Mégarine
  5. N'Goussa
  6. Ouargla
  7. Sidi Khouiled
  8. Taïbet
  9. Témacine
  10. Touggourt

Communes
  1. Ain Beida
  2. Balidat Ameur
  3. Benaceur
  4. El Allia
  5. El Borma
  6. El Hadjira
  7. Hassi Ben Abdellah
  8. Hassi Messaoud
  9. Mégarine
  10. M'Naguer
  11. Nezla
  12. N'Goussa
  13. Ouargla
  14. Rouissat
  15. Sidi Khouiled
  16. Sidi Slimane
  17. Taïbet
  18. Témacine
  19. Tebesbest
  20. Touggourt
  21. Zaouia El Abidia

Geology

The region lies within the Algerian Triassic Sedimentary basin containing numerous oil and gas fields, including the Alrar gas field.[3] Production is from Triassic sandstones with Andesitic seals and the Gothlandian shale as a source rock.[4] Major fields include the Hassi R'Mel gas field, Haoud-Berkaolu, Ben-Kahla, and the Guellala.[4]

References
  1. Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
  2. "Official website of the province of Ouargla - state" (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  3. Hamouda, A., 1980, Petroleum Potential-Ourgla Region Triassic Basin, Algeria, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade: 1968-1978, AAPG Memoir 30, Halbouty, M.T., editor, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, ISBN 0891813063, p. 539
  4. Hamouda, A., 1980, Petroleum Potential-Ourgla Region Triassic Basin, Algeria, in Giant Oil and Gas Fields of the Decade: 1968-1978, AAPG Memoir 30, Halbouty, M.T., editor, Tulsa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, ISBN 0891813063, p. 540
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