Laghouat Province

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Province in Algeria






















Laghouat Province
ولاية الأغواط

Province

Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat
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.




Contents





  • 1 Geography

    • 1.1 Location



  • 2 Administrative division

    • 2.1 Districts


    • 2.2 Communes



  • 3 Tourism


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References




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



  1. Aflou

  2. Aïn Mahdi

  3. Brida

  4. El Ghicha

  5. Gueltet Sidi Saâd

  6. Hassi R'Mel

  7. Ksar El Hirane

  8. Laghouat

  9. Oued Morra

  10. Sidi Makhlouf



Communes



  1. Aflou

  2. Aïn Madhi

  3. Aïn Sidi Ali

  4. Beidha

  5. Brida

  6. El Assafia

  7. El Ghicha

  8. El Houaita

  9. Gueltat Sidi Saad

  10. Hadj Mechri

  11. Hassi Delaa

  12. Hassi R'Mel

  13. Kheneg

  14. Ksar El Hirane

  15. Laghouat

  16. Mekhareg

  17. Oued Morra

  18. Oued M'Zi

  19. Sebgag

  20. Sidi Bouzid

  21. Sidi Makhlouf

  22. Tadjemout

  23. Tadjrouna

  24. Taouila



Tourism



rock carvings El Ghicha




See also



  • Amour Range

  • Saharan Atlas


References



  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine. Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.






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