Adrar Province
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| Adrar Province | |
| ولاية أدرار | |
 Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Adrar |
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| Province Code | 1 |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Adrar, Algeria |
| Districts | 11 |
| Municipalities | 28 |
| Wāli | Mr. Messaoud Djari |
| PPA president | Mr. Menad Mehdi (FLN) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 439.700 km² (169.769 sq mi) |
| Population | 311,615 (1998) |
| Density | 0,7/km² (1,7/sq mi) |
- For the region of Mauritania, see Adrar (region).
Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار ) is a province of southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 427,368 km². In 2004 its population was estimated at 326,429.
It is bordered to the north by the Wilaya (province) of Bechar, El Bayadh and Ghardaïa; to the west by the Wilaya of Tindouf; to the east by the Wilaya of Tamanrasset; to the south by Mauritania and Mali.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural Regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouit Kounta), Gourara (Aoulef, Timimoune), and Tidikelt (Aoulef) and 299 ksour.
[edit] Administrative divisions
It is made up of 11 districts and 28 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):
- Fenoughil
- Reggane
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- Aoulef
- Timimoune
- T'Sabit
- Aougrout
- Tinerkouk
- Charouine
- Adrar
- Zaouiat Kounta
The municipalities are:
- Adrar
- Akabli
- Aougrout
- Aoulef
- Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- Bouda
- Charouine
- Deldoul
- Fenoughil
- In Zghmir
- Ksar Kaddour
- Metarfa
- Ouled Ahmed Timmi
- Ouled Aissa
- Ouled Said
- Reggane
- Sali
- Sebaa
- Talmin
- Tamantit
- Tamest
- Timekten
- Timiaouine
- Timimoun
- Tinerkouk
- Tit
- Tsabit
- Zaouiet Kounta
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