 Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne has a total of 759 houses, of which 511 are occupied, giving an occupation rate of 6.0 inhabitants per occupied building.Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne is on the N6 national highway between Béchar to the northeast and Adrar to the southeast.The town of Abadla is on the highway to the north, while to the south the towns of Igli, Béni Abbès and others can be accessed.