Igli, Algeria
Igli
إقلي | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
Location of Igli commune within Béchar Province | |
| Coordinates: 30°27′0″N 2°18′33″W / 30.45000°N 2.30917°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Béchar Province |
| District | Igli District |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,220 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 6,682 |
| • Density | 1.1/km2 (2.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Igli (Arabic: إقلي) is a town and commune in Béchar Province, western Algeria, located 152 km south of Bechar. It is coextensive with Igli District. Its population was 6,682 as of the 2008 census, up from 5,474 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of 6,220 square kilometres (2,400 sq mi).
Its inhabitants, along with those of the small neighbouring town of Mazzer, speak a Zenati Berber language termed tabəldit, closely related to that of other south-western Algerian ksars and of Figuig.