Since Algerian independence, the city has witnessed much growth due to infrastructure, social, and housing projects.

Winter nights can be chilly and frost is by no means unknown but the days are pleasantly warm, sunny and dry.

[5] During the summer, the Sahara region of Algeria is the source of a scorching, sometimes dusty and southerly wind called the Sirocco.

Adrar is on the N6 national highway, which leads north to Béchar and south to Reggane and Timiaouine.

[14] As of 1984, the commune was composed of the following eight localities:[15] Media related to Adrar, Algeria at Wikimedia Commons