El Guerrara
El Guerrara
القرارة | |
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Commune and town | |
 Aerial view of the city in 1917 | |
 Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province | |
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| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Ghardaïa Province |
| District | El Guerrara District (coextensive) |
| Elevation | 310 m (1,020 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 59,514 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
El Guerrara (Arabic: القرارة) (also written al-Qarārah or Guerara[2]) is a town and commune, coextensive with El Guerrara District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514,[1] up from 48,313 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.[1]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Climate
[edit | edit source]El Guerrara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
| Climate data for Berriane | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
37.9 (100.2) |
42.2 (108.0) |
40.9 (105.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
28.4 (83.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
6 (0.2) |
7 (0.3) |
9 (0.4) |
8 (0.3) |
68 (2.7) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit | edit source]El Guerrara is on the W33, a regional road between Berriane on the N1 to the west, and the N3 about halfway between Touggourt and Ouargla to the east.
Education
[edit | edit source]40% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal highest in the province), and another 80% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 5%, and is 1% among males and 4% among females.[5]
Localities
[edit | edit source]The commune of El Guerrara is composed of three localities:[6]
- Vieux Ksar de El Guerrara
- Quartiers périphériques
- Palmeraie et village socialiste agricole
References
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Places adjacent to El Guerrara | |
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