Aflou (

Berber language The Berber languages, also known as the Amazigh languages or Tamazight,, ber, label=Tuareg Tifinagh, ⵜⵎⵣⵗⵜ, ) are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber commun ...

: Aflu, ar, أفلو) is a town and

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Laghouat Province Laghouat ( ar, ولاية الأغواط) is one of the forty-eight provinces (''wilaya'') of Algeria. It is located in the north central part of Algeria. The province borders Tiaret Province to the north, El Bayadh Province to the west, Ghardai ...

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. It is located in the

Amour Range The Amour Range ( ar, جبل العمور, french: Djebel Amour) is a mountain range in Algeria, which comprises part of the Saharan Atlas of the Atlas Mountain System. Geography The Amour Range is located in the central area of the Saharan Atlas ...

of the

Saharan Atlas Saharan may refer to: * Someone or something from the Sahara desert * Sahrawi people (also spelled Saharawi), the indigenous people of Western Sahara * Saharan languages The Saharan languages are a small family of languages across parts of the ea ...

, at an elevation of , which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria. Aflou is the capital of

Aflou District Aflou is a district in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Aflou. Municipalities The district is further divided into many municipalities: *Aflou * Sebgag *Sidi Bouzid Sidi Bouzid ( ar, سيدي بوزيد '), sometim ...

. Its population in 1998 was 48,000.

Localities of the commune

The commune of Aflou is composed of 6 localities:

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Le Djebel Amour
Communes of Laghouat Province {{Laghouat-geo-stub