Talmine ( ar, ﻃﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ) 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 ...

in Charouine District,

Adrar Province Adrar ( ar, ولاية أدرار, ber, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ) is a province (''wilaya'') in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 424,948 km2, roughly the size of the US state o ...

, in south-central

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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 12,768, up from 9,469 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.1%.

Geography

Talmine commune lies at an elevation of about . It covers the westernmost oases in the

Gourara Tuat, or Touat, is a natural region of desert in central Algeria that contains a string of small oases. In the past, the oases were important for caravans crossing the Sahara. Geography Tuat lies to the south of the Grand Erg Occidental, to th ...

region of northern

(excepting the villages of Meslila and Bent Cherk that lies in

Béchar Province Béchar ( ar, ولاية بشار) is the second least-densely populated province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar. History The greater part of the province is dry plains (hamadas) suitable for grazing but with insuffic ...

. The oases mainly lie in the southernmost part of the

Grand Erg Occidental The Grand Erg Occidental ( ar, العرق الغربي الكبير, al-ʿIrq al-Gharbī al-Kabīr), (also known as the Western Sand Sea) is the second largest erg in northern Algeria after the Grand Erg Oriental. It covers an area of approximatel ...

, a large area of

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stretching well into

Béchar Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth ...

and

El Bayadh El Bayadh () is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province. This town was known as ''Géryville'' during the French colonization of Algeria. Geography The Ksour Range is a mountainous A mountain is an elevated po ...

provinces.

Climate

Talmine has a hot

desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk''), is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

(

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''BWh''), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little

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throughout the year.

Transportation

The main road through the commune is a provincial road that starts at the village of Taghouzi, passes through Taguenout, Saguia and Boukezzine before connecting to the N6 national highway southeast of

Ksabi Ksabi ( ar, ﻗﺼﺎﺑﻰ) is a town and commune in Ouled Khodeïr District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 3,187, up from 2,656 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.9%. The commune cove ...

. A number of local roads connect this main road to the villages of the commune.

Education

1.0% of the population has a tertiary education (the second lowest in the commune), and another 3.2% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 36.4% (the second lowest in

), and is 56.2% among males (second lowest in the province) and 15.0% among females (lowest in the province).

Localities

As of 1984, the commune was composed of 11 localities: *Boukezine *Talmine * Saguia * Guettouf *Takialt * Taghouzi *

Naama Naama may refer to: *NAAMA, the National Arab American Medical Association *Naâma, municipality in Algeria, capital of Naâma Province *Naâma Province in Algeria *Naama Bay, resort town in Egypt, just north of Sharm El Sheikh *Nāma, Pali and San ...

*Taarabien *Tamesguelout *Timarine * Yahia Oudriss * Bahammou *Zaïtar *Rached * Taguenout * Guellou

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Adrar Province Communes of Adrar Province