Nakhla, Algeria

Commune and town in El Oued Province, Algeria

Nakhla

اﻟﻨﺨﻠﺔ

Commune and town

Location of Nakhla commune within El Oued Province

Nakhla

Location of Nakhla within Algeria

Coordinates: 33°17′N 6°57′E﻿ / ﻿33.283°N 6.950°E﻿ / 33.283; 6.950
Country|  Algeria
Province| El Oued Province
District| Robbah District
Elevation

| 84 m (276 ft)
Population

(2008)[1]

• Total

| 12,652
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)

Nakhla (Arabic: اﻟﻨﺨﻠﺔ) (sometimes written Nekhla) is a town and commune in Robbah District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,652,[1] up from 9,491 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.[1]

## Climate

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See also: Climate of El Oued

Nakhla has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.

## Transportation

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Nakhla is 13 kilometres (8 mi) southeast of the provincial capital El Oued, to which it is connected by a local road. It is also connected to Robbah to the west, El Ogla to the south, and Trifaoui to the north.

## Education

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4.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.9% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 81.4% among males and 65.9% among females.[4]

## Localities

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The commune of Nakhla is composed of three localities:[5]

* Nakhla
* Nakhla Gherbia
* Khobna

## References

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* Algeria portal

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.
3. ^ "Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
4. ^ "Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence " (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
5. ^ "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1564\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.

Neighbouring towns and cities

Places adjacent to Nakhla, Algeria

| El Oued
Bayadha | Trifaoui | Taleb Larbi

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Robbah
Touggourt |

Nakhla

| Douar El Ma
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Débidibi
Mih Ouensa | El Ogla
Illizi |

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El Oued Province

Capital: El Oued

El Oued District|

* El Oued
* Oum Sahaouine

* Kouinine

Bayadha District|

* Bayadha
* Ababsa
* Sidi Slimane

Debila District|

* Debila
* Drimini

* Hassani Abdelkrim
* Z'Goum

Guemar District|

* Guemar
* Ghamra

* Ourmes
* Taghzout

Hassi Khelifa District|

* Hassi Khelifa

* Trifaoui
* Lizerg
* Khobna

Magrane District|

* Magrane
* Gottaï

* Sidi Aoun
* Souihla

Mih Ouensa District|

* Mih Ouensa
* Bougoufa
* El Kataf
* Mih Lachache
* Mih Moulahoum
* Oudeï Tork
* Sahabane

* Oued El Alenda
* Chégamat
* Dabadib

Reguiba District|

* Reguiba
* El Arfji
* Hobba
* Sif El Menadi

* Hamraia
* Méguibra

Robbah District|

* Robbah
* Débidibi

* El Ogla
* Nakhla

Taleb Larbi District|

* Taleb Larbi
* Ben Guecha
* Douar El Ma

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