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Laghouat Province ولاية الأغواط
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat
Coordinates: 33°48′N 2°53′E / 33.800°N 2.883°E / 33.800; 2.883Coordinates: 33°48′N 2°53′E / 33.800°N 2.883°E / 33.800; 2.883
Country	Algeria
Capital	Laghouat
Area
• Total	25,057 km2 (9,675 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1]
• Total	477,328
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 code	DZ-03
Districts	10
Municipalities	24

Laghouat (Arabic: ولاية الأغواط‎) is a province (wilaya) in central Algeria. The name means "the oases". The capital is Laghouat. Other localities include Aflu, Ḥasi Eṛṛmel, Ɛin Maḍi, Kurdan and Makhareg.

Geography

Location

Located at an altitude of 750 m, the Laghouat Province is part of the Saharian Atlas Mountains chain with some peaks above 2,000 m "Djebel Amour: 2,200 m"

Administrative division

The province is divided into 10 districts (daïras), which are further divided into 24 communes or municipalities.

Districts

Communes

Tourism

rock carvings El Ghicha

See also

• Amour Range


• Saharan Atlas

References

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