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Adrar
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Adrar is a city and human settlement located in the Ouled Ahmed Timmi administrative territorial entity within Algeria. It serves as the capital of both Adrar Province and Adrar District. The city has a population of 68,276 and covers an area of 633. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 258, 257, or 259 depending on the source.
The local postal code for Adrar is 01000, and the dialing code is 0101. The city operates in the Africa/Algiers timezone. Recent weather data indicates a current temperature of 34.14, humidity of 10, pressure of 1014, and wind speed of 11.32. Adrar is distinct from Adrar District.
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Place details
- Locality
- أدرار
- Region
- أدرار ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
- Population
- 68,276
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Algeria
- Province
- Adrar Province
- District
- Adrar District
- Total
- 633 km (244 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 258 m (846 ft)
- Density
- 102/km (265/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+1 ( CET )
- Postal code
- 01000
- Area code
- 0101
- Climate
- BWh
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Encyclopedic overview
Adrar (Tamazight: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ romanized: Adrar, Arabic: أدرار) is the administrative capital of Adrar Province, the second largest province in Algeria. The commune is sited around an oasis in the Touat region of the Sahara Desert. According to a 2008 census, it has a population of 64,781, up from 43,903 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 4.0%.
Adrar is mainly an agricultural town, characterized by its traditional irrigation system, the Foggara.
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