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Ouargla
ورقلة (Arabic) | |
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 Location of Ouargla commune within Ouargla Province | |
  Ouargla Location of Ouargla within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.950°N 5.317°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Ouargla Province |
| District | Ouargla District |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • City | 133,024 |
| • Urban | 191,136 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Postal code | 30000 |
Ouargla (Berber: Wargrən,[2] Arabic: ورقلة) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla.[3] The commune of Ouargla had a population of 133,024 in the 2008 census,[1] up from 112,339 in 1998,[4] and an annual population growth rate of 1.7%.[1] However, including the commune of Rouissat, found in Ouargla's urban area, gives a total population of 191,136.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Population: Ouargla Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
- ^ Delheure, Jean (1978). Agerraw n iwalen : teggargrent-taṛumit = Dictionnaire ouargli-français. Paris: SELAF. p. 272. ISBN 2-85297-197-6. OCLC 19893029.
- ^ "Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla - Accueil". www.univ-ouargla.dz.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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