El Guerrara

El Guerrara (Arabic: القرارة) (also written al-Qarārah or Guerara^[2]) is a town and commune, coextensive with El Guerrara District, in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 59,514,^[1] up from 48,313 in 1998,^[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.1%.^[1]

El Guerrara القرارة
Commune and town
Aerial view of the city in 1917
Location of El Guerrara commune within Ghardaïa Province
El Guerrara Location of El Guerrara within Algeria
Coordinates: 32°47′25″N 4°29′32″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Ghardaïa Province
District	El Guerrara District (coextensive)
Elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	59,514
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Geography

Climate

El Guerrara has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

Climate data for Berriane
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.4 (61.5)	19.1 (66.4)	22.4 (72.3)	27.8 (82.0)	32.4 (90.3)	37.9 (100.2)	42.2 (108.0)	40.9 (105.6)	35.0 (95.0)	27.9 (82.2)	21.2 (70.2)	17.1 (62.8)	28.4 (83.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	10.3 (50.5)	12.6 (54.7)	15.5 (59.9)	20.1 (68.2)	24.6 (76.3)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	32.4 (90.3)	27.9 (82.2)	21.2 (70.2)	15.0 (59.0)	11.1 (52.0)	21.2 (70.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	6.1 (43.0)	8.7 (47.7)	12.5 (54.5)	16.8 (62.2)	21.8 (71.2)	24.8 (76.6)	24.0 (75.2)	20.9 (69.6)	14.5 (58.1)	8.8 (47.8)	5.1 (41.2)	14.0 (57.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	8 (0.3)	5 (0.2)	9 (0.4)	6 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	2 (0.1)	1 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	6 (0.2)	7 (0.3)	9 (0.4)	8 (0.3)	68 (2.7)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

Transportation

El Guerrara is on the W33, a regional road between Berriane on the N1 to the west, and the N3 about halfway between Touggourt and Ouargla to the east.

Education

40% of the population has a tertiary education (the equal highest in the province), and another 80% has completed secondary education.^[4] The overall literacy rate is 5%, and is 1% among males and 4% among females.^[5]

Localities

The commune of El Guerrara is composed of three localities:^[6]

• Vieux Ksar de El Guerrara
• Quartiers périphériques
• Palmeraie et village socialiste agricole