  adrar (, ) is a province (wilaya) in southwestern algeria, named after its capital adrar. it is the second-largest province, with an area of 424,948 kmÂ². it had 402,197 inhabitants at the 2008 population census. it is bordered to the north by the wilaya (province) of bechar, el bayadh and ghardaÃ¯a; to the west by the wilaya of tindouf; to the east by the wilaya of tamanrasset; to the south by mauritania and mali. adrar is composed of three natural and cultural regions: touat (adrar, zaouiet kounta), gourara (aougrout, timimoune), and tidikelt (aoulef) and 299 ksour. ==administrative divisions== the province comprises 11 districts (daÃ¯ras) and 28 communes or municipalities (baladiyahs) ===districts===  # adrar # aougrout # [[aoulef
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