Tamanrasset Province
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| Tamanrasset Province | |
| ولاية تمنراست | |
Map of Algeria highlighting the Province of Tamanrasset |
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| Province Code | 11 |
| Area Code | +213 (0) 29 |
| Administration | |
| Capital | Tamanrasset |
| Districts | 1 |
| Municipalities | 10 |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 556.200 km² (214.750 sq mi) |
| Population | 137.175 (1998) |
| Density | 0.2/km² (0.6/sq mi) |
Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset (Arabic: ولاية تمنراست , Berber: Tamenγest) is the largest province in Algeria. It was named after its province seat: Tamanrasset. It has more national parks than any other Algerian province: 2. They are: Tassili n'Ajjer National Park and Ahaggar National Park.
The province is divided into 6 districts,[1] which are further divided into 12 municipalities (the seats of the districts, after which they are named are bolded) they are (in no particular order):
- Tamanrasset
- In Salah
- Tazrouk
- District-municipalities: Abalessa, In Ghar, Tin Zaouatine, In Guezzam
- ^ The official journal of People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. SGG Algeria. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
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| Adrar • Aïn Defla • Aïn Témouchent • Algiers • Annaba • Batna • Béchar • Béjaïa • Biskra • Blida • Bordj Bou Arréridj • Bouira • Boumerdès • Chlef • Constantine • Djelfa • El Bayadh • El Oued • El Tarf • Ghardaïa • Guelma • Illizi • Jijel • Khenchela • Laghouat • Mascara • Médéa • Mila • Mostaganem • M'Sila • Naâma • Oran • Ouargla • Oum el-Bouaghi • Relizane • Saida • Sétif • Sidi Bel Abbes • Skikda • Souk Ahras • Tamanrasset • Tébessa • Tiaret • Tindouf • Tipaza • Tissemsilt • Tizi Ouzou • Tlemcen | |