El Menia
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El Menia (Template:Langx) is an oasis town and commune, and capital of El Ménia District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The former name is El Goléa (Template:Langx); together in Arabic, the two names mean Impregnable Castle.[1] According to the 2008 census it has a population of 40,195,[2] up from 28,848 in 1998,[3] with an annual growth rate of 3.4%.[2] The area is inhabited by the Zenete Berbers. El Menia oasis grows many agricultural products. The grave of the French priest Charles de Foucauld is located in the town.
Geography
El Menia is located almost at the center of Algeria, lying at the eastern border of the Grand Erg Occidental at an elevation of Script error: No such module "convert".. The town is a gateway to the Sahara in the south, and has an estimated 180,000 palm trees within the oasis area.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The oasis itself lies beneath an escarpment rising up to Script error: No such module "convert". above. Some of the largest continuous areas of Saharan sand dunes begin just a few kilometres to the west of the oasis.
Climate
El Menia has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, warm winters. There is very little rain throughout the year, and summers are especially dry. Summer daytime temperatures are known to consistently approach Script error: No such module "convert".. The sky is clear throughout the year and sunny, bright days are guaranteed. On July 7, 2021, the record high temperature of Script error: No such module "convert". was registered.[4]
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Transportation
El Menia has good road connections along the N1 highway to Ghardaïa to the north and In Salah to the south. El Golea Airport is located Script error: No such module "convert". west of the town's center.
Education
6.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 17.3% has completed secondary education.[5] The overall literacy rate is 81.4%, and is 85.4% among males and 77.2% among females.[6]
Localities
The commune of El Menia is composed of 12 localities:[7]
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- Centre-ville
- Taghit
- Belbachir
- Hoffrat El Abbas
- Vieux Ksar
- Badriane
- Belaïd
- Zouitel
- Ouled Zid
- Tin Bouzid
- Ksar Belkacem
- Ouled Feradj
References
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