Ghardaïa is the capital of Ghardaïa Province in Algeria, a Saharan city in the Wadi Mzab valley with a commune population of 93,423 recorded in 2008. Founded around 1048 by the Mozabites, an Ibadi Berber Muslim sect, it forms part of a pentapolis of five fortified hilltop towns built nearly a thousand years ago, and the M'Zab Valley was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 for its distinctive settlement pattern and cultural values. The city is a major center of date production, with roughly 60,000 palm trees under cultivation, and is also known for rug and textile manufacturing.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude32.483333 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Ghardaïa (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1048-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 120,000 (2005)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 32.483333, longitude 3.666667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 572 m
P2046 (area)
area 590.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 120000 (2005)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Ghardaïa - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevationQuote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 503 m
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 3.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 3.75
32.25 3.75 BWh
4. GeoNames: Ghardaïa - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2496049Quote, cities500 record 2496049
32.49094 3.67347 P PPLA DZ 45 142913 503 Africa/Algiers
Ghardaïa (Wikipedia)
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