Ouargla: facts

At a glance

• Country: Algeria
• Region: Ouargla
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 169,928
• Coordinates: 31.9493° N, 5.3250° E
• Time zone: Africa/Algiers (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Dinar (DZD)
• Distance to the capital, Algiers: 570 km (354 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Ain Beida Airport (OGX): 9.0 km (5.6 mi), straight line
• Hassi Messaoud-Oued Irara Krim Belkacem Airport (HME): 83 km (52 mi), straight line
• Touggourt Sidi Madhi Airport (TGR): 144 km (89 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Rouissat: 3.7 km (2.3 mi)
• El Hadjira: 76 km (47 mi)
• Hassi Messaoud: 77 km (48 mi)