El Oued
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El Oued or Oued Souf is a city in El Oued province, Algeria
(الواد in Arabic, meaning "the River").. The oasis
town is watered by an underground river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use (for the desert) of brick construction for housing. As most roofs are domed, it is known as the "City of a Thousand Domes"http://www.algeria.com/blog/algeria-el-oued-the-city-of-a-thousand-domes.
El Oued is located 400 miles south east of Algiers
(the capital city of Algeria), near the Tunisia
n border. It lies about 20 kilometres south of Guemar Airport
. The population of El Oued was 139,362 as of the 1998 census.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
(الواد in Arabic, meaning "the River").. The oasis
Oasis
In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...
town is watered by an underground river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use (for the desert) of brick construction for housing. As most roofs are domed, it is known as the "City of a Thousand Domes"http://www.algeria.com/blog/algeria-el-oued-the-city-of-a-thousand-domes.
El Oued is located 400 miles south east of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
(the capital city of Algeria), near the Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n border. It lies about 20 kilometres south of Guemar Airport
Guemar Airport
Guemar Airport is the airport for El Oued, Algeria . Located near the community of Guemar, it lies about 20 kilometres north of El Oued.-Scheduled Services:...
. The population of El Oued was 139,362 as of the 1998 census.
External links
- El-Oued: Pearl of Sahara
- Explore Oued Souf with Google Earth on Global Heritage NetworkGlobal Heritage NetworkGlobal Heritage Network , established by Global Heritage Fund , is an early warning and threats monitoring system for cultural heritage sites in developing countries...