Igli, Algeria
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Igli اﻳﻘﻠﻰ |
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| Commune and town | |
 Location of Igli commune within Béchar Province |
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 Igli
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| Coordinates: 30°27′0″N 2°18′33″W / 30.45000°N 2.30917°WCoordinates: 30°27′0″N 2°18′33″W / 30.45000°N 2.30917°W | |
| Country |
 Algeria
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| Province | Béchar Province |
| District | Igli District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,220 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 6,682 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Igli (Arabic: اﻳﻘﻠﻰ) is a town and commune in Béchar Province, western Algeria, located 152 km south of Bechar. It is coextensive with Igli District. Its population was 6,682 as of the 2008 census, up from 5,474 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of 6,220 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi).
Its inhabitants, along with those of the small neighbouring town of Mazzer, speak a Zenati Berber language termed tabəldit, closely related to that of other south-western Algerian ksars and of Figuig.
Igli lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley, just south of the confluence of Oued Guir and Oued Zouzfana. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the Hamada, a broad rocky plateau, lies across the river to the west.
Igli has a hot desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Agriculture is an important industry in Igli. The commune has a total of 1,130 hectares (2,800 acres) of arable land, of which 1,002 hectares (2,480 acres) is irrigated. There are a total of 75,450 date palms planted in the commune. As of 2009 there were 4,652 sheep, 1,785 goats, 401 camels, and 5 cattle.
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