Beautiful Tourist Places in Ouargla, Algeria, Africa

Beautiful Tourist Places in Ouargla, Algeria, Africa

Ouargla is a tourist favor city, functioning as the capital of the Ouargla Province in the southern part of Algeria. It is well known for the emerging petroleum industry and one of the reputed universities of Algeria, the University of Ouargla. Ouargla is located around 770 km southwest of Algiers, the capital of Algeria.

The geographical coordinates of Ouargla are 31°57′ north latitude and 5°19′ east longitude and its elevation measures 141 meters. Due to its position in the Sahara Desert, Ouargla features a hot desert climate with very less rainfall year round. Ouargla is famous among tourists for its mosques and traditional markets with colorful art and craft works.

History of Ouargla:

According to the Arab Muslim historiographer and historian, Ibn Khaldun, Banu Wargla was the founder of Ouargla, founded with the aid of the tribal groups Maghrawa and Banu Ifran.

How to reach Ouargla?

Ouargla hosts an airport, named Ain Beida Airport and is located around 8 km away from the heart of the city. This airport covers many important Algerian destinations like Algiers, Djanet, Illizi, In Amenas, In Salah, Oran and Timimoun, served by Air Algérie.

Through roadway also, Ouargla is linked to all the above cities, served by buses and minibuses.

To move within the city, visitors can use buses and hire car from local travel agency.

Culture, Shopping and Food in Ouargla:

Ouargla was a part of the famous piano blues musician, Memphis Slim’s boogie-woogie instrumental tune composed in the year 1971.

Ouargla houses many traditional markets of which souk l’ehjar is the major one in which sand roses are famous among visitors and one can also purchase antiquities, traditional crafts, and locally made products here.

List of the major restaurants in Ouargla include:

Hotel le Tassili Restaurant
Calypso Restaurant & Pizzeria
Hotel Lynatel Restaurant
Salon de The

Things to do in Ouargla:

Visiting libraries
Shopping at traditional market souk l’ehjar
Walking

Places of interest in Ouargla:

Ibadhi Mosque:

The Ibadhi Mosque is one of the two oldest mosques of Ouargla. It is noted as a home to Taleb et-Tayeb, one of the most famous Islamic scholars of Ouargla.

Al-Masjid al-Atiq Mosque:

Situated in the vicinity of the old grocery market of Ouargla city, the Al-Masjid al-Atiq Mosque is a striking historic mosque known for its grand construction and holiness. It is also one of the major landmarks of the city.

University of Ouargla:

Opened on March 22, 1988, the University of Ouargla is a recognized university in which around 25400 have enrolled. The university holds 26 research laboratories, 6 libraries and many other upgraded facilities in the area of 88 hectares.

Historical Hassi Messaoud Well:

Hassi Messaoud is a town coming under the province of Ouargla, around 80 km away from the city of Ouargla. The town is well known for the Historical Hassi Messaoud Well.

List of other places of interest in and around Ouargla includes:

Oued Abdi Valley
Massinissa’s Mausoleum
M’zab Valley
Complex “Hammam Salhine”
Church of Saint-Augustine of Hippo in Annaba
Maison de Jeunes Manar
City Hall of Biskra
The Valley of Wadi Abiod
Eddoug National Park
The Palace of Ahmed Bey
Musée National Cirta
Abd al Hamid Ben Badis Mosque
Palmeraie Tolga and Zawiya

Best time to visit Ouargla:

The ideal time to travel Ouargla is from June to September while the weather remains pleasant.

Accommodation options in and around Ouargla:

Being a tourist favor city, Ouargla hosts many modernized accommodation centres but not plenty, so it is advised for visitors to book hotels through online to avoid difficulty in finding hotels during peak season. Some tourist favor hotels in and around Ouargla in Algeria are: