Tit is a village in the
commune of
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 ...
,
in
Tamanrasset District,
Tamanrasset Province,
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. It lies on the southern bank of
Oued Abalessa northwest of Tamanrasset city.
It is known for the battle of Tit which took place in May 1902 between the
French colonial empire
The French colonial empire () comprised the overseas Colony, colonies, protectorates, and League of Nations mandate, mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "Firs ...
and the
Kel Ahaggar.
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
Populated places in Tamanrasset Province
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