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Guemar

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Country
  
Algeria

Elevation
  
63 m (207 ft)

Area
  
1,264 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 12:28 PM

District
  
Guemar District

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
39,168 (2008)

Province
  
Guemar

Weather
  
23°C, Wind E at 18 km/h, 22% Humidity

Guemar (Arabic: ﻗﻤﺎر‎‎) is a Saharan oasis town in Algeria near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the El Oued Province, about 20 km north of El Oued. It includes a zaouia and a border post. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 39,168, up from 29,185 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.

Contents

Map of Guemar, Algeria

Climate

Guemar 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.

Transportation

Guemar lies on the N48 highway from El Oued to Still and then Biskra via the N3. The town is served by Guemar Airport.

Education

8.5% of the population has a tertiary education (the highest in the province), and another 15.5% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 78.5%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.

Localities

The commune of Guemar is composed of 13 localities:

References

Guemar Wikipedia


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