El Oued

El Oued (, meanin the River) or Oued Souf is a ceety, an the caiptial o El Oued Province, in Algerie.

The oasis toun is watered bi an unnergrund river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation an the rare uise (for the desert) o brick construction for hoosin. As maist roofs are domit, it is kent as the "Ceety o a Thoosan Domes".

El Oued is locatit 400 mile sootheast o Algiers (the caipital ceety o Algerie), near the Tunisie border. It lies aboot 20 kilometres sooth o Guemar Airport. The population o El Oued wis 134,699 as o the 2008 census, up frae 105,256 in 1998, wi a population growth rate o 2.5%.

References

Freemit airtins
 El-Oued: Pearl o Sahara 
 Explore Oued Souf wi Google Earth  on Global Heritage Network

Neighbourin touns an ceeties

Category:Populatit places in El Oued Province
Category:Communes o Algerie
Category:Oases o Algerie