{{For|the commune of Haut-Rhin|Guémar}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name =Guemar |other_name = |native_name = ﻗﻤﺎر |nickname = |settlement_type = Commune 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 |subdivision_name1 = El Oued Province |subdivision_type2 = District |subdivision_name2 = 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 = <ref name="census2008"/> |population_note = |population_total = 39,168 |population_density_km2 = |timezone = CET |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 near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the El Oued Province, about 20 km north of El Oued. It includes a zaouia and a border post.{{Citation needed|date = April 2013}} According to the 2008 census it has a population of 39,168,<ref name="census2008">{{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}}</ref> up from 29,185 in 1998,<ref>{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=9 March 2013}}</ref> with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.<ref name="census2008"/>
==Climate==
{{See also|El Oued#Climate|label 1 = Climate of El Oued}}
Guemar has a hot desert climate (Köppen 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 to Still and then Biskra via the N3. The town is served by 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.<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/w39_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}}</ref> The overall literacy rate is 78.5%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% 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/w39_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}}</ref>
== Localities == The commune of Guemar is composed of 13 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/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}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=22em}} *Guemar *Gharbia *Erg Souari Ghamra *El Houd *Ghamra Sud *Ghamra Centre *Ghamra Nord *Gour Debaa *Miha Khalifa *Demitha *Miha Salah *Djedeïda *Mih Atla {{div col end}}
==References== {{Portal|Algeria}} {{Reflist}}
{{Clear}} <div align="center">'''Neighbouring towns and cities'''</div> {{Geographic location |Centre = Guemar |North = Ghamra |Northeast = '''Tébessa'''<br>Sidi Aoun |East = Souihla<br>Hassani Abdelkrim |Southeast = Trifaoui<br>Kouinine<br>'''El Oued''' |South = Taghzout<br>Ourmas |Southwest = Taibet (Ouargla)<br>'''Touggourt''' |West = El Arfji<br>El M'Ghair<br>Djamaa |Northwest = Hamraia<br>Reguiba }}
{{El Oued Province}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Communes of El Oued Province Category:El Oued Province Category:Oasis towns