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Timimoun Province

Coordinates: 29°15′30″N 00°13′50″E / 29.25833°N 0.23056°E / 29.25833; 0.23056
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Timimoun Province
ولاية تيميمون
Map of Algeria highlighting Timimoun
Map of Algeria highlighting Timimoun
Coordinates: 29°15′30″N 00°13′50″E / 29.25833°N 0.23056°E / 29.25833; 0.23056
CountryAlgeria
CapitalTimimoun
Government
 • WāliMabrouk Aoun
Area
 • Total65,203 km2 (25,175 sq mi)
Elevation
276 m (906 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total122,019 (2,008)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Area Code+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 codeDZ-49
Districts4
Municipalities10

The Wilaya of Timimoun (Arabic: ولاية تيميمون) is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

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The wilaya of Timimoun is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km².

It is delimited by:

History

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The wilaya of Timimoun was created on November 26, 2019.

Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Adrar Province.

Organization of the wilaya

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During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Timimoun is made up of 4 districts and 10 communes.

List of walis

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District Commune Arabic
Aougrout District Aougrout أوﻗﺮت
Deldoul دﻟﺪول
Metarfa المطارفة
Charouine District Charouine ﺷﺮوﻳﻦ
Ouled Aissa وﻻد ﻋﻴﺴﻰ
Talmine ﻃﺎﻟﻤﻴﻦ
Timimoun District Ouled Said أولاد السعيد
Timimoun ﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن
Tinerkouk District Ksar Kaddour قصر قدور
Tinerkouk تينركوك

References

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  1. ^ Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Archived July 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on July 2, 2008.