Laghouat District is a

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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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. Laghouat (Laghwat) is an Algerian town, About 400 km from Algiers. Laghouat, town and oasis, north-central

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. It is located where the northern fringe of the

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meets the southern edge of the Saharan Atlas Mountains, on the route linking Algiers with central

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. The oasis (625 acres 53 hectares was probably settled in the 11th century after the Banū Hilāl invaders, supported by the Fāṭimids of

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, crossed the area. Laghouat subsequently passed through Moroccan and Turkish hands and was divided by two warring groups representing the Ouled Serrine and Hallaf peoples. The oasis, taken and united by the French in 1852, reverted to Algeria in 1962. It is one of four major population centres in the region; the others are the seminomads’ market town of

Aflou Aflou (Berber language: Aflu, ar, أفلو) is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, at an elevation of , which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria. Aflou is the capital ...

and the Mʾzab and el-Golea oases groups. Laghouat lies on the Wadi Mzi (Wadi Djedi in its lower course), built on two hills that are northward extensions of Mount Tizigarine. The modern quarter, on the southern hill, contains the administrative and military installations. The old section, on the northern hill, retains its Saharan-style architecture and is the location of the cathedral of the bishop of the Sahara. Three dams on the Wadi Mzi irrigate date palms, fruit trees, vegetables, and cereals. Laghouat is known for its woven wall hangings and knotted woolen carpets. Pop. (1998) 96,342; (2008) 134,373.

Municipalities

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Laghouat Laghouat ( ar, الأغواط; en, Laghwat) is the capital of the Laghouat Province, Algeria, south of the Algerian capital Algiers. Located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, the town is an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Dese ...

Distances

410 Kilometers North (N) the capital of the country:

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, Town, ALGERIA 110 Kilometers North (N)

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, Town,

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130 Kilometers Northwest (NW) BOUSSAADA, Town, ALGERIA 200 Kilometers South (S) GHARDAIA, Village, ALGERIA

Geographical Boundaries

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LAGHOUAT Laghouat ( ar, الأغواط; en, Laghwat) is the capital of the Laghouat Province, Algeria, south of the Algerian capital Algiers. Located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, the town is an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Dese ...

″ (Province) *LAGHOUAT (Province) belongs to ″

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References

Districts of Laghouat Province {{Laghouat-geo-stub