{{Expand Arabic|topic=geo|date=February 2013}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Abadla | native_name_lang = ar | other_name = | native_name = اﻟﻌﺒﺎدﻟﺔ | nickname = | settlement_type = Commune and town | motto = | image_skyline = Oued Guir in Abadla.jpg | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = Small dam near Abadla | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = DZ-08-17-Abadla.svg | mapsize = 300px | map_caption = Location of Abadla commune within Béchar Province | pushpin_map = Algeria | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_mapsize = 300 | pushpin_map_caption = Location of Abadla within Algeria | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Béchar Province | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Abadla District | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="area"/> | area_total_km2 = 2870 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2008 | population_footnotes = <ref name="census2008"/> | population_note = | population_total = 13636 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | coordinates = {{coord|31|1|N|2|44|W|display=inline,title}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 592 | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 08200 | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }}
'''Abadla''' ({{langx|ar|العبادلة}}) is a town and commune in western Algeria, and capital of Abadla District, Béchar Province. It is located on the Oued Guir southwest of Béchar. According to the 2008 census its population is 13,636,<ref name="census2008">{{cite web|title=Population: Béchar Wilaya |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p1.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516051941/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p1.pdf |archivedate=16 May 2013 }}</ref> up from 10,845 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> and an annual growth rate of 2.4%,<ref name="census2008"/> making it the most populated commune in Béchar Province apart from the capital. The commune covers an area of {{convert|2870|km2}}.<ref name="area">{{cite web|title=Population, Area and Density per Commune |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/1.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=16 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222191634/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/1.htm |archivedate=22 February 2014 }}</ref>
It is a major centre for the Arab Doui-Menia tribe.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
==Geography==
Abadla's location on the Oued Guir allows the growing of grain, facilitated in recent decades by the Djorf Torba dam located upstream. The area south of the town is mostly a flat plain, but there are several rocky hills found to the north of the town.
The Abbadla district is located on the banks of Wadi Qir, surrounded by the high Hamada Qir on more than two sides, from the northwest to the southwest. There are also northern highlands extending from the Saharan Atlas Mountains, the most important of which are the Shabakt Jahani highlands, the “Manounat” and “Hadb Shawahed” and “Qarat al-Lahm” highlands, “Shaib Rasou” along the southwestern side, “Qur al-Lamfird” “Quir al-Namus” and “Al-Thila” “Toumiyat”.
Dayet El Tayour is located in the middle of the distance between El Abadla and Taghit. It is a lake where the surface water of the valleys Boudib, Bechar, Safaya and Khamlia is stored. It is located between a chain of mountains, Ahbasa Mengar and Lemferd. In the fall and winter it floats under the seasonal rains, but it gradually dries up during the spring and summer. The creation of the artificial lake.
==Climate==
Abadla has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and cool winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. The Abbadlah are hit by violent sandstorms from the southwest.They are frequent throughout the year, but especially in the spring,
{{Weather box | location = Abadla | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 17.4 | Feb high C = 20.7 | Mar high C = 24.2 | Apr high C = 28.8 | May high C = 33.4 | Jun high C = 38.1 | Jul high C = 42.5 | Aug high C = 41.1 | Sep high C = 35.8 | Oct high C = 29.2 | Nov high C = 22 | Dec high C = 18.2 | Jan mean C = 10.2 | Feb mean C = 13.2 | Mar mean C = 16.9 | Apr mean C = 21.2 | May mean C = 25.7 | Jun mean C = 30.4 | Jul mean C = 34.6 | Aug mean C = 33.5 | Sep mean C = 28.7 | Oct mean C = 22.2 | Nov mean C = 15.6 | Dec mean C = 11.1 | Jan low C = 3.1 | Feb low C = 5.8 | Mar low C = 9.6 | Apr low C = 13.7 | May low C = 18 | Jun low C = 22.8 | Jul low C = 26.7 | Aug low C = 26 | Sep low C = 21.6 | Oct low C = 15.2 | Nov low C = 9.2 | Dec low C = 4.3 | Jan precipitation mm = 7 | Feb precipitation mm = 5 | Mar precipitation mm = 8 | Apr precipitation mm = 5 | May precipitation mm = 4 | Jun precipitation mm = 3 | Jul precipitation mm = 2 | Aug precipitation mm = 3 | Sep precipitation mm = 6 | Oct precipitation mm = 9 | Nov precipitation mm = 10 | Dec precipitation mm = 7 | source 1 = climate-data.org<ref>{{cite web|title=Climate data for: Abadla|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/44541/|publisher=climate-data.org|accessdate=9 March 2013}}</ref> | date=March 2013}}
==Economy==
Agriculture is the main industry in Abadla. The commune has a total of {{convert|350|ha}} of arable land, of which {{convert|233|ha}} is irrigated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Distribution of Agricultural Land |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/10.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710020333/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/10.htm |archivedate=10 July 2014 }}</ref> There are a total of 23,350 date palms planted in the commune.<ref>{{cite web|title=Plant Productions |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/14.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820030513/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/14.htm |archivedate=20 August 2014 }}</ref> As of 2009 there were 9,814 sheep, 2,777 goats, 1,939 camels, and 80 cattle. There were also 4000 chickens in 3 buildings.<ref>{{cite web|title=Animal Production |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/14.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820030513/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/14.htm |archivedate=20 August 2014 }}</ref>
==Infrastructure and housing==
100% of Abadla's population is connected to drinking water,<ref>{{cite web|title=Drinking Water |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/24.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709085413/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/24.htm |archivedate=9 July 2014 }}</ref> 99% is connected to the sewerage system,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sewerage Networks |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/25.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710015740/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/25.htm |archivedate=10 July 2014 }}</ref> and 83% (including 2,527 buildings) have access to electricity.<ref>{{cite web|title=Electrification |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/29.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709083904/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/29.htm |archivedate=9 July 2014 }}</ref> There is one fuel service station in the town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fuel Distribution |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/30.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710020359/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/30.htm |archivedate=10 July 2014 }}</ref>
Abadla has a total of 2,594 houses, of which 1,982 are occupied, giving an occupation rate of 6.9 inhabitants per occupied building.<ref>{{cite web|title=Housing |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/65.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033047/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/65.htm |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Transportation==
Abadla is on the N6 national highway between Béchar to the northeast and Adrar to the southeast. The town of Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne is on the highway just to the south, while further to the south the towns of Igli, Béni Abbès and others can be accessed. The N50 highway leaves the N6 to the west just to the southwest of Abadla; it eventually leads to Tindouf, passing Hammaguir and Tinfouchy on the way.
The two other towns in Abadla District are Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne, which is {{convert|20|km|mi}} from Abadla, and Erg Ferradj, which is {{convert|12|km|mi}} from Abadla and is accessible by a local road on the northern side of the N6. Abadla is {{convert|91|km|mi}} from the provincial capital, Béchar.<ref name="distances">{{cite web|url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/Presentation1.htm |title=Presentation |publisher=Site Officiel de la Wilaya de Béchar |language=French |accessdate=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216230918/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/Presentation1.htm |archivedate=16 February 2013 }}</ref>
There is a total length of {{convert|52|km|mi}} of roads in the commune.<ref>{{cite web|title=Density Kilometres |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/90.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429185650/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/90.htm |archivedate=29 April 2014 }}</ref>
Abadla was the terminus station of the Mediterranean-Niger-Railway.
==Education==
There are 7 elementary schools, with 88 classrooms including 61 in use.<ref>{{cite web|title=School Infrastructure |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/55.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191848/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/55.htm |archivedate=29 April 2014 }}</ref> There are a total of 3,190 school students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Number of Pupils |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/36.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033043/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/36.htm |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
5.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 21.3% has competed secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|title=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. |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p6.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517001417/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p6.pdf |archivedate=17 May 2013 }}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 83.4%, and is 90.0% among males and 76.5% among females.<ref>{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence . |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p10.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |accessdate=13 February 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516051406/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w08_p10.pdf |archivedate=16 May 2013 }}</ref>
==Health==
Abadla has one polyclinic, 5 room care facilities, a maternity ward, 4 private pharmacies, and a medical operating theatre.<ref>{{cite web|title=Health Facilities by Commune |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/55.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191848/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/55.htm |archivedate=29 April 2014 }}</ref>
==Culture==
Abadla has a cinema with 200 seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cinemas and Museums|url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/79.htm|publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar|accessdate=9 March 2013|language=French|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123004611/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/79.htm|archive-date=23 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Religion==
Abadla has 4 operational mosques, with another 1 under construction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mosques and Koranic Rooms |url=http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/76.htm |publisher=Official Website of the Wilaya of Bechar |accessdate=9 March 2013 |language=French |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032551/http://www.wilaya-bechar.gov.dz/76.htm |archivedate=4 March 2016 }}</ref>
==Localities== The commune is composed of two localities:<ref>{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1489.pdf |publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |accessdate=2 March 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021032641/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1489.pdf |archivedate=21 October 2013 |page=1489 |language=French |date=19 December 1984 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {{div col}} *Abadla *Ksi Ksou {{div col end}}
==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{Reflist}}
{{-}} <div align="center">'''Neighbouring towns and cities'''</div> {{Geographic location |Centre = Abadla |North = Méridja |Northeast = '''Béchar''' |East = Taghit |Southeast = Igli<br>Béni Abbès<br>'''Adrar''' |South = Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne<br>Tabelbala |Southwest = '''Tindouf''' |West = Erg Ferradj<br>Hammaguir |Northwest = }}
{{Béchar Province}}
Category:Communes of Béchar Province Category:Béchar Province