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Garet Djebilet
Garet Djebilet (also written Gâra Djebilet) is a settlement in the commune of Tindouf, in Tindouf Province, Algeria. The village is located southeast of Tindouf near the Mauritanian border, and is the location of an iron mine Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the .... References Neighbouring towns and cities Populated places in Tindouf Province {{Tindouf-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Algeria
Algeria, since December 18, 2019, is divided into 58 wilayas ( provinces). Prior to December 18, 2019, there were 48 provinces. The 58 provinces are divided into 1,541 baladiyahs ( municipalities). The name of a province is always that of its capital city. According to the Algerian constitution, a wilaya is a territorial collectivity enjoying economic and diplomatic freedom, the APW, or ''"Popular Provincial Parliament/Provincial Popular Parliament"'' (the ''Assemblée Populaire Wilayale'', in French) is the political entity governing a province, directed by the " Wali" ( Governor), who is chosen by the Algerian President to handle the APW's decisions, the APW has also a president, who is elected by the members of the APW, which Algerians elect. List By 1984 the number of Algerian provinces were fixed at 48 and established the list of municipalities or "communes" attached to each province. In 2019, 10 new provinces were added. The province numbers are the first 31 province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oum El Assel
Oum El Assel (Arabic: أم العسل, lit. ''mother of the honey'') is a town and commune in the district and province of Tindouf, Algeria. At the 2008 census it had a population of 3,183, up from 1,794 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 6.0%. It is the least populated, largest, and least densely populated of the two communes which form the province (the other one being Tindouf). The town of Oum El Assel is located on the southern side of the N50 national highway northeast of Tindouf. Climate Oum El Assel has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry. Economy One of its villages, Hassi Mounir, is one of the country's projects to introduce solar energy in Algeria, and has 42 houses connected to solar energy. The natural resources of the municipality (travertine, sand, and clay, among others) are still unexploited due to the existence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bir Lehlou
Bir Lehlou (also transliterated ''Bir Lahlou'', ''Bir Lehlu'' Arabic: بئر الحلو) is an oasis town in north-eastern Western Sahara, 236 km from Smara, near the Mauritanian border and east of the border wall, in Polisario Front-held territory. It has a pharmacy, a school and a mosque. It is the head of the 5th military region of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic and was the factual temporary capital of SADR until Tifariti became the temporary capital in 2008. It is also the name of a Daïra of the Wilaya of Smara, in the Sahrawi refugee camps. The name "Bir Lehlou" is transcribed from Maghrebi Arabic, and means "the sweet water well". The Modern Standard Arabic transcription would be "bir al Halou" (بئر الحلو) History The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic with an exiled government seated earlier in Tindouf, Algeria, administered Bir Lehlou as the temporary capital of the SADR, as long as the Sahrawi capital of El-Aaiun is under Moroccan control. For exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain Ben Tili
Ain Ben Tili () is a small village-fort in northeast Mauritania, on the border with Western Sahara. It is part of the Tiris Zemmour region. History The fort was constructed by the French in 1934 during a campaign aimed at the pacification of the Sahara led by "General Trinquet". This was part of a larger scale French military effort to effectively occupy the interior of the Sahara (e.g. Tindouf or Smara) which were previously exempt from any foreign presence. In 1961, the fort was returned to Mauritania which kept in there a small military garrison. On 20 January 1976, the Polisario Front (a guerrilla movement demanding the independence of Western Sahara) surrounded and attacked the isolated fort killing the few Mauritanians which were stationed there. During this attack, a Mauritanian "Commandant" (Soueidatt Ould Weddad) was killed and a Moroccan Northrop F-5 fighter aircraft called for support was shot down by the POLISARIO. The latter kept the fort, until the Moroccan army t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritania
Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber languages, Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar language, Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof language, Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke language, Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية), is a sovereign country in West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, Algeria to Algeria–Mauritania border, the northeast, Mali to Mali–Mauritania border, the east and southeast, and Senegal to Mauritania–Senegal border, the southwest. Mauritania is the 11th-largest country in Africa and the 28th-largest in the world, and 90% of its territory is situated in the Sahara. Most of its population of 4.4 million lives in the temperate south of the country, with roughly one-third concentrated in the Capital city, capital and largest city, Nouakchott, loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chegga
Chegga is an abandoned fort in the very northeastern part of Mauritania, close to the borders with Algeria and Mali. It consists of a mosque and a military fort. It has been a caravan stop for centuries. There are neolithic rock carvings in the oued Wadi ( ar, وَادِي, wādī), alternatively ''wād'' ( ar, وَاد), North African Arabic Oued, is the Arabic term traditionally referring to a valley. In some instances, it may refer to a wet (ephemeral) riverbed that contains water onl ... 500 metres away from the fort. References Populated places in Mauritania Algeria–Mauritania border crossings {{Mauritania-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrar, Algeria
Adrar ( Berber: Adrar, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ; ar, أدرار) 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. According to a 2008 census it has a population of 64,781, up from 43,903 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 4.0%. Adrar is mainly an agricultural town, characterized by its traditional irrigation system, the '' Foggara''. Geography Adrar lies at an elevation of above sea level. A large oasis lies to the southwest of the town; this oasis lies in the Tuat region, a string of oases running from Bouda in the north to Reggane in the south. A vast area of sand dunes, the Erg Chech, lies to the west, while a large rocky plateau, the Tademaït, lies to the east. Nuclear testing Adrar was the site of one of the In Ekker series, French nuclear tests during the 1960s. Climate Adrar has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Âouinet Bel Egrâ
Âouinet Bel Egrâ (also known as Aouinet Bélagraa) is a village in the commune of Tindouf, in Tindouf Province, Algeria. It is in the Sahara Desert approximately 160 kilometres south-east of Tindouf Tindouf ( Berber: Tinduf, ar, تندوف) is the main town, and a commune in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders. The commune has population of around 160,000 but the census and population .... There is a Saharawi Refugee camp here named Dakhla. References Neighbouring towns and cities Populated places in Tindouf Province {{Tindouf-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinfouchy
Tinfouchy (sometimes known as Fort Fouchet) is a locality and military base in the commune of Oum El Assel in Tindouf Province, Algeria. It is connected to the N50 national highway by a short local road to the north. It is the site of Tinfouchy Airport. References Neighbouring towns and cities Populated places in Tindouf Province {{Tindouf-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Béchar
Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of . It has then thrived on the activity of the coal mines until petroleum production seized the market. Leatherwork and jewellery are notable products of Béchar. Dates, vegetables, figs, cereals and almonds are produced near Béchar. There are bituminous coal reserves near Béchar, but they are not exploited to their greatest potential because of transportation costs are too high relative to that from the oil and gas fields of eastern Algeria. The city was once the site of a French Foreign Legion post. The Kenadsa longwave transmitter, whose masts are the tallest structures in Algeria at , is found near Béchar. Location Béchar is located in the northwestern region of Algeria roughly sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gâra Djebilet Mine
The Gâra Djebilet mine is an iron mine located in Tindouf Province in western Algeria which entered into operation in July 2022. It represents one of the largest iron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in color from dark grey, bright yellow, or deep purple to rusty red. The iron is usually found in the ... reserves in the world. Its reserves are estimated at 3.5 billion tons, of which 1.7 billion tons are exploitable. History The Gâra Djebilet mine was discovered in 1952 by the French geologist Pierre Gevin. On June 15, 1972, Morocco and Algeria signed a joint agreement for the development of the mine. This provides for the exploitation of the Algerian mine and the transport of iron through Morocco via its access to the ocean, but this agreement has not been followed up. On March 12, 2017, the National Iron and Steel Company (Feraal) signed a Memorandum of und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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