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'''Sidi Slimane''' ({{lang-ar|<big>ﺳﻴﺪي ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎن</big>}}) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] in [[Mégarine District]], [[Ouargla Province]], [[Algeria]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,072 and an annual growth rate of 1.7%.<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Ouargla Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w30_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=24 February 2013|language=French}}</ref>
'''Sidi Slimane''' ({{lang-ar|<big>ﺳﻴﺪي ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎن</big>}}) is a town and [[Communes of Algeria|commune]] in [[Mégarine District]], [[Ouargla Province]], [[Algeria]], located near the city of [[Touggourt]]. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,072<ref name="census2008"/>, up from 6,822 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=8 March 2013}}</ref> and an annual growth rate of 1.7%.<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Ouargla Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w30_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=24 February 2013|language=French}}</ref>


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 02:22, 8 March 2013

For other locations in Algeria with the same name, see Sidi Slimane, Algeria.
Sidi Slimane
ﺳﻴﺪي ﺳﻠﻴﻤﺎن
Commune and town
Country Algeria
ProvinceOuargla Province
DistrictMégarine District
Area
 • Total
635 km2 (245 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total
8,072
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Sidi Slimane (Template:Lang-ar) is a town and commune in Mégarine District, Ouargla Province, Algeria, located near the city of Touggourt. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 8,072[1], up from 6,822 in 1998,[2] and an annual growth rate of 1.7%.[1]

Geography

Sidi Slimane lies in a large area of palm plantations on an oasis network that extends from here past Touggourt through to Balidat Ameur. Beyond the oases is the arid and barren landscape of the Sahara, featuring areas of sand dunes (ergs) and flat rocky plains (regs).

Transportation

Sidi Slimane is connected to the N3 national highway by the regional road W305, which is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. From the intersection, the town is connected to Biskra to the north, and Touggourt to the south. The train line from Biskra to Touggourt also runs past the town at the locality of Moggar, but there is no station.

Localities

The commune is composed of three localities:[3]

  • Sidi Slimane
  • Moggar
  • El Har Ihira

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Ouargla Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,. 19 December 1984. p. 1551. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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