Touggourt

Touggourt is a metropolis and commune, former sultanate and capital of Touggourt District, in Ouargla Province, Algeria, constructed subsequent to an oasis within the Sahara. As of the 2008 census, the commune had a populace of 39,409 humans, up from 32,940 in 1998 and an annual increase charge of 1.8%.

However, Touggourt's city place consists of the communes of Nezla, Tebesbest and Zaouia El Abidia, for a total population of 146,108. Touggourt lies at the western side of an in depth machine of oases which supports palm plantations and different agriculture in an area 50 kilometres from north to south. Other towns across the oases are Sidi Slimane and Megarine to north, and Tamacine and Balidat Ameur to the south. The gadget is likewise related to extra oases in addition north in El Oued Province such as the cities of Djamaa and El M'Ghair. Beyond the oases, the land is arid and barren, with considerable sand dunes both to the west and east of the town.