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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.
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
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| Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouira • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Tarf • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Mascara • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Naâma • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbes • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanrasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipaza • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen |
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