# Guemar > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Guemar > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Guemar.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guemar > Source revision: 1319461241 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{For|the commune of [Haut-Rhin](/source/Haut-Rhin)|Guémar}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name =Guemar |other_name = |native_name = ﻗﻤﺎر |nickname = |settlement_type = [Commune](/source/Communes_of_Algeria) and town |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = DZ 39 Guemar.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Guemar commune within El Oued Province |pushpin_map =Algeria |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_mapsize=300 |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Guemar within Algeria |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}} |subdivision_type1 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Algeria) |subdivision_name1 = [El Oued Province](/source/El_Oued_Province) |subdivision_type2 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Algeria) |subdivision_name2 = [Guemar District](/source/Guemar_District) |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of = 2008 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 39,168 |population_density_km2 = |timezone = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) |utc_offset = +1 |coordinates = {{coord|33|30|N|6|50|E|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = 63 |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Guemar''' ({{langx|ar|ﻗﻤﺎر}}) is a Saharan oasis town in [Algeria](/source/Algeria) near the [Tunisia](/source/Tunisia)n border, in the Oued Souf area of the [El Oued Province](/source/El_Oued_Province), about 20 km north of [El Oued](/source/El_Oued). It includes a [zaouia](/source/zaouia) and a border post.{{Citation needed|date = April 2013}} According to the 2008 census it has a population of 39,168,{{cite web|title=Population: El Oued Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=12 February 2013|language=fr}} up from 29,185 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=9 March 2013}} with an annual growth rate of 3.0%. ==Climate== {{See also|El Oued#Climate|label 1 = Climate of El Oued}} Guemar has a hot [desert climate](/source/desert_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) ''BWh''), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry. ==Transportation== Guemar lies on the N48 highway from [El Oued](/source/El_Oued) to [Still](/source/Still%2C_El_Oued) and then [Biskra](/source/Biskra) via the N3. The town is served by [Guemar Airport](/source/Guemar_Airport). ==Education== 8.5% of the population has a tertiary education (the highest in the province), and another 15.5% has completed secondary education.{{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/w39_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}} The overall literacy rate is 78.5%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.{{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/w39_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}} == Localities == The commune of Guemar is composed of 13 localities:{{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/FP1565.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne|access-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731151053/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1565.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-31 |page=1565|language=fr|date=19 December 1984}} {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *Guemar *Gharbia *Erg Souari Ghamra *El Houd *Ghamra Sud *[Ghamra](/source/Ghamra) Centre *Ghamra Nord *Gour Debaa *Miha Khalifa *Demitha *Miha Salah *Djedeïda *Mih Atla {{div col end}} ==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{Reflist}} {{Clear}}
'''Neighbouring towns and cities'''
{{Geographic location |Centre = Guemar |North = [Ghamra](/source/Ghamra) |Northeast = '''[Tébessa](/source/T%C3%A9bessa)'''
[Sidi Aoun](/source/Sidi_Aoun) |East = [Souihla](/source/Souihla)
[Hassani Abdelkrim](/source/Hassani_Abdelkrim) |Southeast = [Trifaoui](/source/Trifaoui)
[Kouinine](/source/Kouinine)
'''[El Oued](/source/El_Oued)''' |South = [Taghzout](/source/Taghzout%2C_Algeria)
[Ourmas](/source/Ourmas) |Southwest = [Taibet](/source/Taibet) ([Ouargla](/source/Ouargla_Province))
'''[Touggourt](/source/Touggourt)''' |West = [El Arfji](/source/El_Arfji)
[El M'Ghair](/source/El_M'Ghair)
[Djamaa](/source/Djamaa) |Northwest = [Hamraia](/source/Hamraia)
[Reguiba](/source/Reguiba) }} {{El Oued Province}} {{Authority control}} Category:Communes of El Oued Province Category:El Oued Province Category:Oasis towns --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Guemar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guemar) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guemar?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.