Guemar
{{For|the commune of Haut-Rhin|Guémar}}
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Guemar ({{langx|ar|ﻗﻤﺎر}}) is a Saharan oasis town in Algeria near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the El Oued Province, about 20 km north of El Oued. It includes a zaouia and a border post.{{Citation needed|date = April 2013}} According to the 2008 census it has a population of 39,168,{{cite web|title=Population: El Oued Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=12 February 2013|language=fr}} up from 29,185 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|access-date=9 March 2013}} with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.
Climate
{{See also|El Oued#Climate|label 1 = Climate of El Oued}}
Guemar has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is light and sporadic, and summers are particularly dry.
Transportation
Guemar lies on the N48 highway from El Oued to Still and then Biskra via the N3. The town is served by Guemar Airport.
Education
8.5% of the population has a tertiary education (the highest in the province), and another 15.5% has completed secondary education.{{cite web|title=Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence.|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}} The overall literacy rate is 78.5%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w39_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|access-date=13 February 2013|language=fr}}
Localities
The commune of Guemar is composed of 13 localities:{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued|url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1565.pdf|publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne|access-date=2 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110731151053/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1565.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-31 |page=1565|language=fr|date=19 December 1984}}
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- Guemar
- Gharbia
- Erg Souari Ghamra
- El Houd
- Ghamra Sud
- Ghamra Centre
- Ghamra Nord
- Gour Debaa
- Miha Khalifa
- Demitha
- Miha Salah
- Djedeïda
- Mih Atla
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References
{{Portal|Algeria}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Guemar
|North = Ghamra
|East = Souihla
Hassani Abdelkrim
|Southeast = Trifaoui
Kouinine
El Oued
|Southwest = Taibet (Ouargla)
Touggourt
|West = El Arfji
El M'Ghair
Djamaa
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{{El Oued Province}}
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