Kouinine
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Kouinine
كوينين | |
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Commune and town | |
 Location of Kouinine commune within El Oued Province | |
  Kouinine Location of Kouinine within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′N 6°50′E / 33.400°N 6.833°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Oued Province |
| District | El Oued District |
| Elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 10,076 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Kouinine (Arabic: آﻮﻳﻨﻴﻦ) is a town and commune in El Oued District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 10,076,[1] up from 7,571 in 1998,[2] with a population growth rate of 3.0%.[1]
Kouinine 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
Kouinine is on the N48, just 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the provincial capital El Oued, of which Kounine forms a part of its urban area . The N48 leads north to Still and eventually Biskra.
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