El Atteuf
El Atteuf
العطف | |
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Commune and town | |
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| Location of El Atteuf commune within Ghardaïa Province Location of El Atteuf commune within Ghardaïa Province | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Province | Ghardaïa Province |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 14,752 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
El Atteuf (Arabic: العطف) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,752,[1] up from 12,713 in 1998, [2] and an annual population growth rate of 1.5%.[1] It is located in the M'zab valley about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Ghardaïa, the provincial capital.
Geography
[edit | edit source]El Atteuf lies on the banks of the Wadi Mzab, an intermittent river in the M'zab valley, downstream of Ghardaïa. The area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] El Atteuf is the oldest town in the area.[4]
Education
[edit | edit source]7.0% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal second highest in the province after Metlili), and another 16.6% has competed secondary education.[5] The overall literacy rate is 89.4% (the highest in the province), and is 95.3% among males (equal highest in the province) and 83.2% among females (highest in the province).[6]
Localities
[edit | edit source]The commune of El Atteuf is composed of four localities:[7]
- Vieux Ksar El Atteuf
- Rezzag
- El Argoub
- Assedjlaf et la Palmeraie
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