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Ghardaïa (Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
: ?????? , Mozabite: ) is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria
Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
. The city has a population of 104 645 (2005 estimate).








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Ghardaïa (Arabic
Arabic language

Arabic is a Central Semitic language, thus related to and classified alongside other Semitic languages languages such as Hebrew language and Aramaic language....
: ?????? , Mozabite: ) is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria
Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
. The city has a population of 104 645 (2005 estimate).

Culture

It is the traditional heart of the M'zab
M'zab

The M'zab or Mzab, , ????, is a region of the northern Sahara, in the Gharda?a wilaya "province" of Algeria, around 500 km south of Algiers....
 valley, home of the Ibadi
Ibadi

The Ibadi movement or Ibadiyya is a form of Islam distinct from the Shi'a and Sunni denominations. It is the dominant form of Islam in Oman....
 Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
 sect in Algeria, and has preserved its original medieval architecture remarkably well; the valley of which it forms a part is an official World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site

A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
. Ghardaïa is renowned for its coarse goat hair carpets, generally with simple geometric patterns in black and white.

Transportation

It is served by Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport
Noumérat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport

Noum?rat - Moufdi Zakaria Airport or A?roport de Gharda?a / Noum?rat - Moufdi Zakaria , also known as Noumerate Airport, is a public airport located 16 km southeast of Gharda?a, Algeria....
 (or simply Ghardaïa airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
).

2008 floodings

The town was hit by flooding in october 2008 due to heavy rains.