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Tamanrasset Province

Tamanrasset Province
ولاية تمنراست
Province of Tamanrasset
The Hoggar Mountains in Ahaggar National Park
Map of Algeria highlighting Tamanrasset
Map of Algeria highlighting Tamanrasset
Coordinates: 22°47′N 05°31′E / 22.783°N 5.517°E / 22.783; 5.517
Country Algeria
FoundedJuly 2, 1974
CapitalTamanrasset
Government
 • GovernorMohamed Boudras
Area
 • Total
336,839 km2 (130,054 sq mi)
 • Rank1st
Elevation
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Highest elevation
3,303 m (10,837 ft)
Population
 (2008)[2]
 • Total
115,043 (within current boundaries)
 • Rank50th
 • Density0.206/km2 (0.53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 codeDZ-11
Districts3
Municipalities5

Tamanrasset or Tamanghasset (Arabic: ولاية تمنراست Wilāya Tamanrāssat, Berber languages: ⵜⵣ'ⵓⵏⵜ ⵏ ⴰⴾⴰⵍ ⵜⴰⵏ ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵏⵗⴰⵙⵜ) 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'Ajjer National Park. It is the largest province in Algeria, with an area of 336,839 km2.

  1. ^ Ighil, Ravah (1 Feb 2017). "L'Ecole de police livrée avant juin 2017". El Watan (in French). Retrieved 21 Jul 2022.
  2. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.

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