Ouargla Province
| Ouargla Province ولاية ورقلة |
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|---|---|
| Province | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Ouargla |
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| Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.950°N 5.317°ECoordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.950°N 5.317°E | |
| Country | |
| Capital | Ouargla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 211,980 km2 (81,850 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 552,539 |
| • Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Area Code | +213 32 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-30 |
| Districts | 10 |
| Municipalities | 21 |
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.
History[edit]
In the past Ouargla was the center of trading of gold and slaves,[citation needed] as well as being an important center of Ibadi Islam. However, the Ibadis have left for the M'zab valley.
Administrative divisions[edit]
The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 21 communes or municipalities.[2]
Districts[edit]
Communes[edit]
Geology[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
- ^ "Official website of the province of Ouargla - state" (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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