El Atteuf

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El Atteuf
العطف
Commune and town
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Location of El Atteuf commune within Ghardaïa Province
Location of El Atteuf commune within Ghardaïa Province
El Atteuf is located in Algeria
El Atteuf
El Atteuf
Location of El Atteuf within Algeria
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Country  Algeria
Province Ghardaïa Province
Elevation 458 m (1,503 ft)
Population (2008)[1]
 • Total 14,752
Time zone CET (UTC+1)

El Atteuf (Arabic: العطف‎‎) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,752,[1] up from 12,713 in 1998, [2] and an annual population growth rate of 1.5%.[1] It is located in the M'zab valley about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Ghardaïa, the provincial capital.

Geography

El Atteuf lies on the banks of the Wadi Mzab, an intermittent river in the M'zab valley, downstream of Ghardaïa. The area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3] El Atteuf is the oldest town in the area.[4]

Education

7.0% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal second highest in the province after Metlili), and another 16.6% has competed secondary education.[5] The overall literacy rate is 89.4% (the highest in the province), and is 95.3% among males (equal highest in the province) and 83.2% among females (highest in the province).[6]

Localities

The commune of El Atteuf is composed of four localities:[7]

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  • Vieux Ksar El Atteuf
  • Rezzag
  • El Argoub
  • Assedjlaf et la Palmeraie

References

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Neighbouring towns and cities
 Laghouat Berriane El Oued
El Guerrara
Ghardaia Zelfana
Ouargla
  El Atteuf  
Metlili Mansoura
Tamanrasset
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