Touristic Complex Mraguen

Mraguen complex welcomes you and is pleased to present briefly the parts of the Tuat, Gourara and Tidikelt that form the wilaya of Adrar.

In summary figures, the wilaya (prefecture) of Adrar covers a total area of ​​427,698 Km2. for a total population estimated in 2006 to more than 350 000 inhabitants, calling card highlights, in addition to 11 Daïrates (sub-prefectures) that comprise more than 300 palm trees and lush Ksour spread often patchy form at through the 28 communes of the wilaya.

Add to this the myriad of sights, cultural, historical and religious harmony are strung on the spider web drawing the contours of the land wilaya. The economic advantages of the Wilaya of Adrar are multiple and safe, leaving thus point to a better future full of promise and in all spheres of social life. Borders with Mauritania and the MALI and administrative boundaries with the provinces of Tamanrasset, Tindouf, Bechar, El Bayadh Ghardaia and give it a geo-strategic position.

Adrar name is derived from the Berber, ie the Zenete and means: stones (plural). Capital of the Tuat, and Gourara Tidikelt since the beginning of the 18th century, Adrar succeeded Tement which was the capital of the region for centuries.

Touat also owes its name, like Gourara and Tidikelt, the Berber dialect. TOUAT means "locality inhabited" by against the word Gourara TIGOURARINE the plural, means "Mounds). Tidikelt in the end, always means in Berber" wide area ". Considered, once as a very important area of ​​exchange and transit, the Adrar region has experienced periods flourishing especially in the middle of the 18th century, when trade was at its peak. The Tuat, it must be stressed in this context has been a hub, to stop traders from of all backgrounds to exchange the basic necessities. Adrar region was a real link between the north and south in general and between the general and the Maghreb countries-called "Sudan", in other said sub-Saharan Africa in particular. witnesses historical relics of those times of glory are now the pride of the region. They are considered a true open-air museum.