Leg 343 DTTR El Borma (Tunisia) to DAUO El Oued (Algeria)
DTTR - Airport Info
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ICAO code: DTTR
Airport name: El Borma
Location: El Borma
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El Borma Info
Near the Algerian border, El Borma was Tunisia's first oil discovery made in 1964 by Agip of Italy in the south-west of the country. It is an extension of Algeria's Zarzaitine field.
El Borma remains the largest oil producer in Tunisia. Some of its oils are reservoired in Triassic TAGI sands of the Ghadames Basin. There are prolific oilfields on the Algerian side of this basin, where Agip is a major producer.
DAUO - Airport Info
ICAO code: DAUO
Airport name: Guemar
Location: El Oued
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El Oued Info
El Oued or Oued Souf is a city in El Oued province, Algeria . The oasis town is watered by an underground river, hence its name, which enables date palm cultivation and the rare use (for the desert) of brick construction for housing. As most roofs are domed, it is known as the "City of a Thousand Domes".
El Oued is located 400 miles south east of Algiers (the capital city of Algeria), near the Tunisian border. It lies about 20 kilometres south of Guemar Airport. The population of El Oued was 139,362 as of the 1998 census.