Adjahil

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Adjahil
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Adjahil
Coordinates: 24°31′47″N9°29′30″E / 24.52972°N 9.49167°E / 24.52972; 9.49167 Coordinates: 24°31′47″N9°29′30″E / 24.52972°N 9.49167°E / 24.52972; 9.49167
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Illizi Province
District Djanet District
Commune Djanet [1]
Elevation
1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Adjahil (also written Ajahil) is a village in the commune of Djanet, [1] in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is in the same valley as the district capital Djanet, which is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the north. [2] Along with the other localities near Djanet it lies on the south-western edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1554. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  2. "Adjahil, Algeria". Geonames.org. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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