Guemar

Guemar
ﻗﻤﺎر
Commune and town
Location of Guemar commune within El Oued Province
Location of Guemar commune within El Oued Province
Guemar is located in Algeria
Guemar
Guemar
Location of Guemar within Algeria
Coordinates: 33°30′N 6°50′E / 33.500°N 6.833°E / 33.500; 6.833
Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Oued Province
DistrictGuemar District
Elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total39,168
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Guemar (Arabic: ﻗﻤﺎر) is a Saharan oasis town in Algeria near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the El Oued Province, about 20 km north of El Oued. It includes a zaouia and a border post.[citation needed] According to the 2008 census it has a population of 39,168,[1] up from 29,185 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Population: El Oued Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 9 March 2013.