Bordj Badji Mokhtar

Bordj Badji Mokhtar
ﺑﺮج ﺑﺎﺟﻰ ﻣﺨﺘﺎر
Town and commune
Bordj Badji Mokhtar in 1990.
Bordj Badji Mokhtar in 1990.
Location of Bordj Badji Mokhtar commune within Adrar Province
Location of Bordj Badji Mokhtar commune within Adrar Province
Coordinates: 21°19′44″N 0°57′15″E / 21.32889°N 0.95417°E / 21.32889; 0.95417
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceBordj Badji Mokhtar
DistrictBordj Badji Mokhtar
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total16,437
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Bordj Badji Mokhtar (Arabic: برج باجي مختار) is a town and commune in Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province, in south-western Algeria.[2] According to the 2008 census it has a population of 16,437,[1] up from 9,323 in 1998,[3] with an annual growth rate of 6.0%, the highest in the province.[1] It was named after the Algerian independence activist Badji Mokhtar (1919–1954). The inhabitants are mainly Tuaregs.

The Prime Meridian passes near Bordj Badji Mokhtar.

The vegetation is concentrated at the bottom of the wadis and valleys. Fauna includes gazelles, jackals, doves, reptiles, rodents and trapja but the domestic animals include goats, sheep, camels and donkeys. Young people are looking for paid employment in Kidal and l'Algérie. In the municipality there is one health center.

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "MINISTÈRE DE L'ADMINISTRATION TERRITORIALE ET DE LA DECENTRALISATION". www.matcl.gov.ml (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
  3. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.