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Tamanrasset (/ ˌ t æ m ə n ˈ r æ s ə t /; [1] Arabic: 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 altitude of 1,320 metres (4,330 ft).
Tamanrasset is located in the deep southern region of Algeria, approximately 2,000 kilometers south of Algiers.It is bordered by In Salah Province on the north, Illizi Province on the northeast, Djanet Province on the east, In Guezzam Province on the south, Bordj Badji Mokhtar Province on the southwest, and Adrar Province on the west.
The Tamanrasset is thought to have flowed across the Sahara in ancient times from sources in the southern Atlas Mountains and Hoggar highlands in what is now Algeria. [3]It is thought the river fed into the Cap Timiris Canyon, located off the coast of Mauritania; the canyon is located in waters three kilometres deep and is 2.5km wide in places.
This is a list of Algerian cities and towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and towns and villages with more than 20,000 inhabitants. For a list of all the 1,541 municipalities of Algeria, see List of municipalities of Algeria, and for the postal code of an Algerian city, see list of postal codes of Algerian cities.
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport (French: Aéroport de Tamanrasset / Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok [3]) (IATA: TMR, ICAO: DAAT), also known as Aguenar Airport or Tamanrasset Airport, is an airport serving Tamanrasset, a city in the Tamanrasset Province of southern Algeria. It is located 3.6 nautical miles (4.1 mi; 6.7 km) northwest of the ...
Tamanrasset is a district in Tamanrasset Province, Algeria.It was named after its capital, Tamanrasset, which is also the capital of the province.With 96,843 people, [1] it is the most populated district in the province (however, the population density is low) and one of the largest districts in the country.
Tazrouk (Arabic: تازروك or تاظروك) is a town and commune, and district seat of Tazrouk District in Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,208, [1] up from 3,033 in 1998, [2] with an annual growth rate of 3.1%. [1] Its postal code is 11140 and its municipal code is 1106.
The Arak gorges are a series of desert gorges located in Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. [1] 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 to 1600 ft), and the canyon base is now a dry wadi.