Ouargla Province
ولاية ورقلة | |
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Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.950°N 5.317°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Capital | Ouargla |
Area | |
• Total | 211,980 km2 (81,850 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 552,539 |
• Estimate (2019)[2] | 708,463 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 32 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-30 |
Districts | 6 |
Municipalities | 10 |
Ouargla or Warqla (Arabic: ولاية ورقلة) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It borders Ouled Djellal Province, El M'Ghair Province Touggourt Province, and El Oued Province to the north, Tunisia to the east, In Salah Province and Illizi Province to the south, and El Menia Province, Ghardaia Province and Djelfa Province to the west. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.