Megarine

Coordinates: 33°11′40″N 6°5′40″E / 33.19444°N 6.09444°E / 33.19444; 6.09444
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Megarine
اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻳﻦ
Commune and town
Country Algeria
ProvinceOuargla Province
DistrictMégarine District
Elevation
68 m (223 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total13,751
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Megarine (Arabic: اﻟﻤﻘﺎرﻳﻦ) is a town and commune in Ouargla Province, Algeria, located just north of the city of Touggourt. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 13,751,[1] up from 10,996 in 1998,[2] and an annual growth rate of 2.3%.[1]

Geography

Megarine lies in a large area of palm plantations on an oasis network that extends from Sidi Slimane past Touggourt through to Balidat Ameur. Beyond the oases is the arid and barren landscape of the Sahara, featuring areas of sand dunes (ergs) and flat rocky plains (regs).

Transportation

Megarine is connected to the N3 national highway a short 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) long local road. From the intersection, the town is connected to Biskra to the north, and Touggourt 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to the south.

The train line from Biskra to Touggourt also runs near the town at the junction of the local road with the N3. While there is no station here, there is a station in Touggourt.

Localities

The commune is composed of five localities:[3]

  • Meggarine Djedida
  • Meggarine Guedima
  • Amiche
  • El Ksour
  • Ghamra

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Ouargla Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ Statoids
  3. ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,. 19 December 1984. p. 1551. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

33°11′40″N 6°5′40″E / 33.19444°N 6.09444°E / 33.19444; 6.09444

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