Place:Adrar, Adrar, Algeria

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NameAdrar
Alt namesTimmisource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1988) I, 106
TypeTown
Coordinates27.85°N 0.317°W
Located inAdrar, Algeria
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Adrar (Berber: Adrar, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ; ) is the administrative capital of Adrar Province, the second largest province in Algeria. The commune is sited around an oasis in the Touat region of the Sahara Desert. According to a 2008 census it has a population of 64,781,[1] up from 43,903 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 4.0%.[1]

Adrar is mainly an agricultural town, characterized by its traditional irrigation system, the Foggara.

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