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Adrar, Algeria

Northern Africa

Adrar is the administrative capital of Adrar Province, the second largest province in Algeria. The commune is sited around an oasis in the Touat region of the Sahara Desert, and according to a 2008 census had a population of 64,781, up from 43,903 in 1998, an annual growth rate of 4.0 percent.

Facts
Population
68,276 1
Area (sq km)
633 1
Founding Year
1906 2
Founding Year
1906 2
Population Estimate Year
2008 1
Elevation (m)
258 1
Latitude
27.874167 degrees north 1
Longitude
0.293889 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
Sources
1. Adrar, Algeria (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 68,276 (2008)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 27.874167, longitude -0.293889
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 258 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 633.0 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 68276 (2008)
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2. Wikipedia (Arabic): أدرار
Wikipedia (Arabic)Lead
Quote, Lead
فقد أسست في عام 1906
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 27.8742,-0.2939
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 257.0
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4. 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 27.75, -0.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 27.75, -0.25
27.75 -0.25 BWh
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5. GeoNames: Adrar - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2508813, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.01 km)
Quote, cities500 record 2508813, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.01 km)
27.87429 -0.29388 P PPLA DZ 34 68276 257 Africa/Algiers
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Adrar, Algeria (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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