Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset ( ar, ولاية تمنراست ''Wilāya Tamanrāssat'',

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) is the largest

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. It was named after its province seat,

Tamanrasset Tamanrasset (; ar, تامنراست), also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an alt ...

. The province has two

national parks A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

, more than any other in Algeria. They are Tassili n'Ajjer National Park and

Ahaggar National Park The Hoggar Mountains ( ar, جبال هقار, Berber languages, Berber: ''idurar n Ahaggar'') are a highland region in the central Sahara in southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. The mountains cover an area of approximately 550,000 km. ...

. The province is the largest in Algeria as it is 557,906 km² large.

Geography

It is located in the deep southern region of Algeria and is 2000 km south of

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

(capital of Algeria). On the north it is bordered by

In Salah Province The Wilaya of Ain Salah ( ar, ولاية عين صالح) is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara. Geography The wilaya of in Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its a ...

, on the north-east by

Illizi Province Illizi ( ar, ولاية اليزي) is a large provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in the south-eastern corner of Algeria named after its Illizi, eponymous seat. It borders Ouargla Province to the north, Tunisia to the extreme northeast, ...

, on the east by

Djanet Province The wilaya of Djanet () is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara. Geography The wilaya of Djanet is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² ...

, on the south by In Guezzam Province, and on the west by

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 ...

, the second largest province by area, and Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province. Tamanrasset also has an international border with

Niger ) , official_languages = , languages_type = National languagesMount Tahat Mount Tahat ( ar, جبل تاهات) is the highest mountain peak in Algeria. It sits at an elevation of 2,908 metres (9,541 ft). Other sources indicate an elevation of . Tahat is also the highest peak in the Hoggar Mountains. Its nearest city is ...

, which is also the highest point of Algeria with 3,303 meters. The most well known tourist destination is the Tomb of Tinhan.

History

The province was created from Oasis department in 1974.

Administrative divisions

The province is divided into 3

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daïra A daïra or daerah ( ''circle''; plural ''dawaïr'') is an administrative division in Algeria and Western Sahara in West Africa, as well as Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. It is commonly translated in English as "district". West ...

s''), which are further divided into 5 ''communes'' or municipalities.

References

Tuareg Provinces of Algeria States and territories established in 1974 {{Tamanrasset-geo-stub

Geography

History

Administrative divisions

See also

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