Arak is a village in the
commune of
In Amguel
In Amguel (Arabic: عين امقل, lit. ''Amguel spring'') is a town and commune in Tamanrasset District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,208, up from 3,030 in 1998, with an annual growth r ...
,
in
Tamanrasset District,
Tamanrasset Province
Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset ( ''Wilāya Tamanrāssat'', ) is a province (''wilaya'') in southern Algeria. It is named after its province seat, Tamanrasset. The province is the home of two national parks: Ahaggar National Park and Tassili n'Ajj ...
, Algeria. It is located on the N1 national highway about halfway between
In Salah
Ain Salah, officially Aïn Salah (), is an oasis town in central Algeria and the capital of In Salah Province and In Salah District. It was once an important trade link in the trans-Saharan caravan route. As of the 2008 census, it had a popula ...
and
Tamanrasset
Tamanrasset (; ), 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 at an altitude of . As of ...
, near the
Arak gorges
The Arak gorges are a series of desert gorges located in Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. The gorges are roughly 330 kilometres from the city of Tamanrasset. Carved by ancient river activity, the canyon walls vary in height from 250 to 500 m (800 t ...
.
Gallery
File:Arak tamanrasset (4).JPG, Arak, tamanrasset
File:Arak tamanrasset.JPG
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
Populated places in Tamanrasset Province
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