Abadla is a larger town in the Sahara Desert of western Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...

  near the border with Morocco

Morocco

Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...

. It is located in Béchar Province

Béchar Province

Béchar is a province in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar.The greater part of the province is uninhabitable sand dune fields , in particular the Great Western Erg and the Erg Er Raoui, or dry plains suitable for grazing but with insufficient surface water to support agriculture...

, where it is the capital of Abadla District

Abadla District

Abadla is a district in Béchar Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Abadla.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 3 municipalities:*Abadla*Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne*Erg Ferradj...

. It is a major centre of the Arab Doui-Menia

Doui-Menia

The Doui-Menia or Dawi-Mani` are a Banu Hilal Arab tribe of the Moroccan-Algerian border between Taghit and the Tafilalt region, centered on Abadla in the Guir valley. They became prominent in the area with their expansion eastwards around the 17th century, notably at the expense of the Ghenanma...

 tribe. Its location along the Guir valley allows the growing of grain, facilitated in recent decades by the Djorf Torba dam.

Abadla was the terminus station of the Mediterranean-Niger-Railway.