Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset ( ar, ولاية تمنراست ''Wilāya Tamanrāssat'',
Berber languages
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) is the largest
province
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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
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Ahaggar National Park
The Hoggar Mountains ( ar, جبال هقار, 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.
Geography
This ...
. 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 d ...
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
The Wilaya of In Guezzam ( ar, ولاية عين قزّام) is a newly created province in far southern Algeria that was created on December 18, 2019, after the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill that created 10 new provinces in a rare move. Prio ...
, and on the west by Adrar Province, the second largest province by area, and
Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province
The Wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar () is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Geography
The wilaya of Bordj Baji Mokhtar is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131 ...
. Tamanrasset also has an international border with
Niger
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, languages_type = National languagesMount Tahat, 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
districts
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('' daïras''), which are further divided into 5 ''communes'' or municipalities.
In Guezzam Province
The Wilaya of In Guezzam ( ar, ولاية عين قزّام) is a newly created province in far southern Algeria that was created on December 18, 2019, after the Cabinet of Algeria passed a bill that created 10 new provinces in a rare move. Prio ...