Adrar, Algeria

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Adrar, Algeria

Native name with sources

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{{About||the region of Mauritania|Adrar (region)|the Adrar Province (Wilaya)|Adrar Province}}
{{About||the region of Mauritania|Adrar (region)|the Adrar Province (Wilaya)|Adrar Province}}
{{Infobox settlement
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Adrar
| name = Adrar
| native_name = أدرار
| native_name = {{lang|ber|ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ}}
{{lang|ar|أدرار}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| native_name_lang =
| nickname =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Cities of Algeria|City]]
| settlement_type = [[Cities of Algeria|City]]
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| border = infobox
| total_width = 280
| total_width = 280
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| caption5 = Algerian Gulf Bank in Martyrs Square
| caption5 = Algerian Gulf Bank in Martyrs Square
}}
}}
| imagesize = 300px
| imagesize = 300px
| image_caption = Martyrs' Square
| image_caption = Martyrs' Square
| image_flag =
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_seal =
| image_map = Dz - Adrar (wilaya d'Adrar) location map.svg
| image_map = Dz - Adrar (wilaya d'Adrar) location map.svg
| mapsize = 180px
| mapsize = 180px
| map_caption = Location of Adrar commune within Adrar Province
| map_caption = Location of Adrar commune within Adrar Province
| pushpin_map = Algeria
| pushpin_map = Algeria
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Adrar within Algeria
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Adrar within Algeria
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}}
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Algeria|Province]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Algeria|Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Adrar Province]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Adrar Province]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Algeria|District]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Algeria|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Adrar District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Adrar District]]
| leader_title =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_name =
| established_title =
| established_title =
| established_date =
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| area_magnitude =
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| area_total_km2 = 633
| area_total_km2 = 633
| area_land_km2 =
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| area_water_km2 =
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| population_as_of = 2008
| population_as_of = 2008
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population: Wilaya d'Adrar |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |access-date=29 June 2013 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216085412/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2011 }}
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Population: Wilaya d'Adrar |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |access-date=29 June 2013 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216085412/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w01_p1.pdf |archive-date=16 December 2011 }}
| population_total = 64781
| population_total = 64781
| population_metro =
| population_metro =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| utc_offset = +1
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| coordinates = {{coord|27|52|N|0|17|W|region:DZ|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|27|52|N|0|17|W|region:DZ|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_m = 258
| elevation_m = 258
| postal_code = 01000
| postal_code = 01000
| area_code = 0101
| area_code = 0101
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank_info = [[Desert climate#Hot desert climates|BWh]]
| blank_info = [[Desert climate#Hot desert climates|BWh]]
| website =
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| footnotes =
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}}
}}


'''Adrar''' ({{langx|ar|أدرار}}) is the administrative capital of [[Adrar Province]], the second largest province in [[Algeria]]. The [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] is sited around an [[oasis]] in the [[Tuat|Touat]] region of the [[Sahara Desert]]. According to a 2008 census, it has a population of 64,781, up from 43,903 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=8 March 2013}} with an annual growth rate of 4.0%.
'''Adrar''' ([[Berber languages|Tamazight]]: ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ romanized: Adrar, {{langx|ar|أدرار}})https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69b1739195b7465160349650/Algeria_Toponymic_Factfile.pdf is the administrative capital of [[Adrar Province]], the second largest province in [[Algeria]]. The [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] is sited around an [[oasis]] in the [[Tuat|Touat]] region of the [[Sahara Desert]]. According to a 2008 census, it has a population of 64,781, up from 43,903 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=8 March 2013}} with an annual growth rate of 4.0%.


Adrar is mainly an [[agriculture|agricultural]] town, characterized by its traditional irrigation system, the ''[[Foggara]]''.
Adrar is mainly an [[agriculture|agricultural]] town, characterized by its traditional irrigation system, the ''[[Foggara]]''.
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