Rouissat is a town and commune in Ouargla District, Ouargla Province,

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 58,112, up from 37,814 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 4.5%. It is within the

urban area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...

of the provincial capital

Ouargla Ouargla (Berber: Wargrən, ) is the capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. It has a flourishing petroleum industry and hosts one of Algeria's universities, the University of Ouargla. The commune of Ouargla had ...

, lying just to the south of the city center.

Localities

The commune is composed of eight localities: *Rouissat *El Hadeb *Babanou *Sidi Naïmi *Ziaïna *Sidi mbarek *Sokra * lachoual

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

Communes of Ouargla Province {{Ouargla-geo-stub