Djanet District دائرة جانت | |
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Coordinates: 24°33′N9°29′E / 24.550°N 9.483°E Coordinates: 24°33′N9°29′E / 24.550°N 9.483°E | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Djanet |
District seat | Djanet |
Area | |
• Total | 86,185 km2 (33,276 sq mi) |
Population (2008) [1] | |
• Total | 17,618 |
• Density | 0.20/km2 (0.53/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Communes | 2 |
Djanet is a district in Djanet Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Djanet. It is the largest district of the province in population and in area.
The district is further divided into 2 municipalities: [2]
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Illizi is a large province (wilaya) in the south-eastern corner of Algeria named after its eponymous seat. It borders Ouargla Province to the north, Tunisia to the extreme northeast, Libya to the east, Niger to the southeast and Tamanrasset Province to the south and west. As of the 2008 census, the province had a population of 52,333 and an annual growth rate of 4.5%.
Djanet is an oasis city, and capital of Djanet District as well as of Djanet Province, southeast Algeria. It is located 412 km (256 mi) south of Illizi. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,655, up from 9,699 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 4.3%. It is inhabited by the Kel Ajjer Tuareg people.
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Bordj El Houasse is a town and commune in Djanet District, Djanet Province, Algeria. It is part of Djanet District. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,963, up from 2,185 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 3.2%. Its municipal code is 3305.
Debdeb is a town and commune in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,341, up from 3,212 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 3.1%, the lowest in the province. Its postal code is 33220 and its municipal code is 3303.
Bordj Omar Driss is a town and commune in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 5,736, up from 3,547 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 5.0%. Its postal code is 33210 and its municipal code is 3304.
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El Borma is a town and commune, which is coextensive with El Borma District, in Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 3,250, up from 1,997 in 1998. and an annual population growth rate of 4.9%, the second highest in the province. The town is located on the border with Tataouine Governorate, Tunisia.
Azelouaz is a village in the commune of Djanet, in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is in the same valley as the district capital Djanet, which is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) to the south. Along with the other localities near Djanet it lies on the south-western edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range.
El Mihan is a village in the commune of Djanet, in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is in the same valley as the district capital Djanet, which is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) to the north. Along with the other localities near Djanet it lies on the south-western edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range.
Adjahil is a village in the commune of Djanet, 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. Along with the other localities near Djanet it lies on the south-western edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range.
Eferi is a village in the commune of Djanet, in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. Along with the other localities near Djanet it lies at the south-western edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range.
Tin El Koum is a village in the commune of Djanet, in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is located in the same valley as Ghat in Libya, deep within in the south-eastern Tassili N'Ajjer mountain range, east of Djanet. It is the location of a border crossing into Libya which is controlled by independent Tuareg militias in the Libyan civil war.
Iherir is a village in the commune of Bordj El Houasse, in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is in a river valley (wadi) named Oued Iherir near the center of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range, 121 kilometres (75 mi) south of the provincial capital Illizi. The area has been populated since Neolithic times; the population living in the valley has been continuously over 1000 during the 20th century.
Edjeleh is a village in the commune of In Amenas, in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria, located near the border with Libya. It is the site of a significant oil field.
Hassi Bel Guebour is a village in the commune of Bordj Omar Driss, in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is located at the intersection of the N3 national highway and the local road to Bordj Omar Driss.
The wilaya of Djanet is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara.