Bordj Badji Mokhtar
Bordj Badji Mokhtar
ﺑﺮج ﺑﺎﺟﻰ ﻣﺨﺘﺎر | |
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Town and commune | |
Bordj Badji Mokhtar in 1990. | |
Location of Bordj Badji Mokhtar commune within Adrar Province | |
| Coordinates: 21°19′44″N 0°57′15″E / 21.32889°N 0.95417°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| District | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| Elevation | 401 m (1,316 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 16,437 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 16,437, up from 9,323 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 6.0%, the highest in the province. 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.