Metlili ( ar, متليلي) (also known as Metlili ) is a town and commune, and capital of Métlili District, in

Ghardaïa Province Ghardaïa ( ar, ولاية غرداية) is located in the north of the Algerian desert, and the headquarters of the state is the city of Ghardaia 600 km south of the capital Algiers, its total area is estimated at 24711 Km², its extens ...

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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 40,576, up from 33,759 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 1.9%. The population is called Chaanbas (الشعانبة). They descend from the Banu Sulaym Arab tribe. They migrated from Arabia (south of Medina) along with the Banu Hilal tribe in the year 975 AD to Northern Egypt and then in about 1051 AD to north Africa: Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco.

Geography

Metlili lies at an elevation of about in a valley running from northwest to southeast between arid, rocky hills. The town is about from end to end, but only about wide.

Climate

Metlili has a hot

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, nota ...

''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Transportation

Metlili lies on the N107, a road which connects Noumerat Airport near

Ghardaïa Ghardaïa ( ar, غرداية, Mzab-Berber: ''Taɣerdayt'') is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 93,423 according to the 2008 census, up from 87,599 in 1998, with an annual growth rate ...

in the east to

El Bayadh El Bayadh () is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province. This town was known as ''Géryville'' during the French colonization of Algeria. Geography The Ksour Range is a mountainous area extending between Figuig Fi ...

to the northwest. A local road leads south from the town to Sebseb.

Education

8.2% of the population has a tertiary education (the highest in the province), and another 21.7% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 83.4%, and is 88.6% among males and 78.1% among females.

Localities

The commune of Metlili is composed of seven localities: *Centre de Metlili *Noumerat *Guemgouma *El Hadika *Souani *Chabet Sidi Cheikh *Souareg *Chouiket Est

Notable people from Metlili

Ahmed Benbitour Ahmed Benbitour ( ar, أحمد بن بيتور; born June 20, 1946) is an Algerian politician who was Head of Government of Algeria from 1999 to 2000. Life and career Born at Metlili, Ghardaïa in the Chaamba Arab tribe, Benbitour received his ...

, former

Prime Minister of Algeria The prime minister of Algeria is the head of government of Algeria. Aymen Benabderrahmane has been the prime minister since 30 June 2021. The prime minister is appointed by the president of Algeria, along with other ministers and members of ...

and world-renowned economist and former adviser to the director of the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

* Mustapha Benbada, Minister of Trade. *

Bachir Messaitfa Bachir Messaitfa is the Algerian Deputy Minister of Statistics and Forward Planning. He was appointed as deputy minister on 2 January 2020. References Living people 21st-century Algerian politicians Algerian politicians Government mi ...

, Professor Specializing in sc. Economic.

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Ghardaïa Province Communes of Ghardaïa Province Algeria Cities in Algeria