Ouargla Province
Ouargla Province
ولاية ورقلة | |
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Map of Algeria highlighting Ouargla | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′N 5°19′E / 31.950°N 5.317°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Ouargla |
| Area | |
• Total | 194,552 km2 (75,117 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 552,539 |
• Estimate (2019) | 708,463 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area Code | +213 32 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-30 |
| Districts | 6 |
| Municipalities | 10 |
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Ouargla or Warqla (Arabic: ولاية ورقلة) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria, with a population of 708 463 inhabitants in 2019. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It borders Ouled Djellal Province, El M'Ghair Province Touggourt Province, and El Oued Province to the north, Tunisia to the east, In Salah Province and Illizi Province to the south, and El Menia Province, Ghardaia Province and Djelfa Province to the west. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.