Ougarta

Ougarta
Village
Ougarta
Coordinates: 29°39′44″N 2°16′29″W / 29.66222°N 2.27472°W / 29.66222; -2.27472Coordinates: 29°39′44″N 2°16′29″W / 29.66222°N 2.27472°W / 29.66222; -2.27472
Country  Algeria
Province Béchar Province
District Béni Abbès District
Commune Béni Abbès[1]
Elevation 409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 • Total 250
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

Ougarta is an oasis and a village in the commune of Béni Abbès,[1] in Béchar Province, Algeria. It is 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of the town of Béni Abbès and about 250 kilometres (160 mi) south of Béchar, the capital of the province. Ougarta has a population of about 250 inhabitants.[2][3] The village has given its name to the Ougarta Range which surrounds the village. A local road connects the village to the N6 highway near Béni Abbès.

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,. 19 December 1984. p. 1490. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
  2. ↑ Étude de la station préhistorique d'Ougarta (Sahara occidental) André Vinot pp. 223-233
  3. ↑ Algeria bladi 1962 Béni-Abbés
Neighbouring towns and cities
 Zerhamra Béchar
Igli
Béni Abbès		 Tamtert
El Ouata
Béni Ikhlef
Kerzaz
   Ougarta  
Tabelbala Adrar
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