| Ouargla Province | |
| Native Name: | ولاية ورقلة |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Type: | Province |
| Map Caption1: | Map of the 10 districts of Ouargla |
| Coordinates: | 31.95°N 24°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ouargla |
| Leader Title: | PPA president |
| Leader Title1: | Wāli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 211980 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 552539 |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +01 |
| Iso Code: | DZ-30 |
| Area Code Type: | Area Code |
| Area Code: | +213 32 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 6 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipalities |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 10 |
| Population Est: | 708,463 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2019 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
Ouargla or Warqla (ar|ولاية ورقلة) is a province (wilaya) in eastern Algeria. Its capital is Ouargla. Other localities include Hassi Ben Abdellah and Hassi Messaoud. It borders Ouled Djellal Province, El M'Ghair Province Touggourt Province, and El Oued Province to the north, Tunisia to the east, In Salah Province and Illizi Province to the south, and El Menia Province, Ghardaia Province and Djelfa Province to the west. It contains the Issaouane Erg desert.
In the past Ouargla was the center of trading of gold and slaves, as well as being an important center of Ibadi Islam. However, the Ibadis have left for the M'zab valley.
In 1984 Illizi Province was carved out of its territory.
In 2019, Touggourt Province was carved out of its territory.
The province is divided into 6 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 10 communes or municipalities.[3]
| District | Commune | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| El Borma District | El Borma | اﻟﺒﺮﻣﺔ |
| El Hadjira District | El Allia | اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻴﺔ |
| El Hadjira | اﻟﺤﺠﻴﺮة | |
| Hassi Messaoud District | Hassi Messaoud | حاسي مسعود |
| N'Goussa District | N'Goussa | ﻧﻘﻮﺳﺔ |
| Ouargla District | Ouargla | ورقلة |
| Rouissat | اﻟﺮوﻳﺴﺎت | |
| Sidi Khouïled District | Aïn Beida | ﻋﻴﻦ اﻟﺒﻴﻀﺎء |
| Hassi Ben Abdellah | ﺣﺎﺳﻲ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪ اﷲ | |
| Sidi Khouiled | ﺳﻴﺪي ﺧﻮﻳﻠﺪ |
The region lies within the Algerian Triassic Sedimentary basin containing numerous oil and gas fields, including the Alrar gas field.[4] Production is from Triassic sandstones with Andesitic seals and the Gothlandian shale as a source rock.[5] Major fields include the Hassi R'Mel gas field, Haoud-Berkaolu, Ben-Kahla, and the Guellala.[5]