| Official Name: | Nakhla |
| Native Name: | اﻟﻨﺨﻠﺔ |
| Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Nakhla within Algeria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | El Oued Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Robbah District |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 12,652 |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 33.2833°N 63°W |
| Elevation M: | 84 |
Nakhla (Arabic: اﻟﻨﺨﻠﺔ) (sometimes written Nekhla) is a town and commune in Robbah District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,652,[1] up from 9,491 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 3.0%.[1]
Nakhla 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.
Nakhla is 13km (08miles) southeast of the provincial capital El Oued, to which it is connected by a local road. It is also connected to Robbah to the west, El Ogla to the south, and Trifaoui to the north.
4.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 12.9% has completed secondary education.[3] The overall literacy rate is 73.8%, and is 81.4% among males and 65.9% among females.[4]
The commune of Nakhla is composed of three localities:[5]
Neighbouring towns and cities