Algeria / 47 Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa
Population
363,598
RGPH 2008
Wilaya number
47
Area
≈ 26,000 km²
14 people per km²
Municipalities
10
Phone code
+213 29
029 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Ghardaïa
The wilaya of Ghardaïa lies in the north of the Algerian Sahara, about 600 km south of Algiers. Its neighbours include the wilayas of Laghouat, Ouargla and El Meniaa. Its capital, Ghardaïa, is one of the five ksour of the M'Zab valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1982. It is wilaya number 47, created in 1984 from Laghouat under law 84-09. It has 10 communes in 8 dairas. In its 2008 borders, it had 363,598 inhabitants (ONS).
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