Adrar Province ولاية أدرار |
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Province | |
Map of Algeria highlighting Adrar |
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Coordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°WCoordinates: 27°52′50″N 0°17′50″W / 27.88056°N 0.29722°W | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Adrar |
Government | |
• PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
• Wāli | Mr. Messaoud Djari |
Area | |
• Total | 424,948 km2 (164,073 sq mi) |
Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
Population (2008) | |
• Total | 402,197 |
• Density | 0.95/km2 (2.5/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
Districts | 11 |
Municipalities | 28 |
Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Wilayat Adrar) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 424,948 km². It had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.
It is bordered by five other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf; to the north by Béchar and El Bayadh; to the east by Ghardaïa and Tamanrasset. To the south, it is bordered by Mauritania and Mali.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune) and Tidikelt (Aoulef), and 299 ksour.
The province of Adrar is located at the south-west of Algeria.
The province comprises 11 districts (daïras) and 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs)
The following table shows the list of districts in the province of Adrar and all the communes in each district.