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El Oued
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El Oued (Arabic: اﻟﻮادى, meanin the River) or Oued Souf is a ceety, an the caiptial o El Oued Province, in Algerie.
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El Oued اﻟﻮادى | |
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Commune an toun | |
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Coordinates: 33°27′20″N 7°11′0″E | |
Kintra | ![]() |
Province | El Oued Province |
Province | El Oued Destrict |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 134,699 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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The oasis toun is watered bi an unnergrund river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation an the rare uise (for the desert) o brick construction for hoosin. As maist roofs are domit, it is kent as the "Ceety o a Thoosan Domes".
El Oued is locatit 400 mile sootheast o Algiers (the caipital ceety o Algerie), near the Tunisie border. It lies aboot 20 kilometres sooth o Guemar Airport. The population o El Oued wis 134,699 as o the 2008 census,[1] up frae 105,256 in 1998,[2] wi a population growth rate o 2.5%.[1]