Erg Ben Kina
Erg Ben Kina is a dune in El Menia, Algeria.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hassi El Garra and El Goléa.
Hassi El Garra
Village
Photo: Habib kaki, CC0.
Hassi Gara is a town and commune in El Ménia District, Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 17,801, up from 13,911 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. It is effectively a suburb of the larger town El Goléa. Hassi El Garra is situated 7 km east of Erg Ben Kina.
El Goléa
Photo: Michel-georges bernard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El Menia is an oasis town and commune, and capital of El Ménia District, in the homonymous El Menia Province, Algeria. The former name is El Goléa; together in Arabic, the two names mean Impregnable Castle.
Erg Ben Kina
- Type: Dune
- Category: landform
- Location: El Menia, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
30.54045° or 30° 32′ 26″ northLongitude
2.82335° or 2° 49′ 24″ eastElevation
416 metres (1,365 feet)Open location code
8F24GRRF+58GeoNames ID
2504510
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