Adrar (Arabic: ولاية أدرار, Berber languages: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 254 000 km2, roughly the size of the US state of Wyoming. It had 401.297 inhabitants at the 2008 population census.
It is bordered by six other wilayas: to the west by Tindouf, to the northwest by Béni Abbès, to the north by Timimoun, to the east by In Salah, to the southeast by Tamanrasset, To the south by Bordj Badji Mokhtar, and to the southwest by Mauritania.
Adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: Touat (Adrar, Zaouiet Kounta), Gourara (Aougrout, Timimoune) and Tidikelt (Aoulef), and 299 ksour.
History
The province was created from parts of the Oasis Province and Saoura Province in 1974.
On 26 November 2019, Adrar was split into 3 provinces: Timimoun, Adrar, and Bordj Badji Mokhtar.
Geography
Location
The province of Adrar is located in south-west Algeria. It is entirely located in the Sahara Desert.
Administrative divisions
The province comprises 6 districts (daïras) and 16 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs) The following table shows the list of districts in the province of Adrar and all the communes in each district.
Districts
Communes
See also
- In Belbel
- Krettamia
References
External links
- Adrar Province
