Illizi is a 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, in Illizi Province, southeast Algeria. It is located 412 km (256 mi) south of the provincial capital, 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.
Hassi Messaoud is a town in Ouargla Province, eastern Algeria, located 85 kilometres (53 mi) southeast of Ouargla. As of 2008 it had a population of 45,147 people, up from 40,360 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.1%, the lowest in the province. Oil was discovered there in 1956 and the town's prominence has grown rapidly since then; it is considered as the First Energy town in Algeria where all the big oil and gas companies have offices and bases. It is an oil refinery town named after the first oil well. A water well, dug in 1917, can be found on the airport side of town. Today there are over 800 wells within a 25 kilometres (16 mi) radius of the town.
Illizi is a town and commune, coextensive with Illizi District, situated in the south-eastern part of Algeria, and capital of Illizi Province. According to the 2008 census it is the largest commune by population in the province, with a population of 17,252, up from 10,163 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 5.5%, the highest in the province. It is one of the gates to the Tassili N'Ajjer National Park with caves situated under the sands containing prehistoric drawings dating from 6000 years BC. There is a hotel and two camping sites, as well as many local tourist agencies.
Bordj El Houasse is a town and commune in Djanet District, Illizi 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.
In Amenas is a district in Illizi Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, In Amenas. As of the 2008 census it is the largest district in the province by area and second-largest by population.
Djanet is a district in Illizi Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Djanet. It is the largest district of the province in population, and the second-largest in area after In Amenas District.
N'Goussa is a town and commune, coextensive with the district of the same name, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. Some of its inhabitants speak the Ouargli language. As of 2008, the population of the town was 19,039, up from 13,344 in 1998, with an annual population growth rate of 2.2%. The town is on a local road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Ouargla on the way to El Hadjira further north.
Hassani Abdelkrim is a town and commune in Debila District, El Oued Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 22,755, up from 17,207 in 1998, with a population growth rate of 2.9%.
N'Sigha is a village in the commune of El M'Ghair, in El M'Ghair District, El Oued Province, Algeria. The village is located on the Biskra-Touggourt railway 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of El M'Ghair.
Sif El Menadi is a village in the commune of Reguiba, in Reguiba District, El Oued Province, Algeria. The village is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the N48 highway.
Souihla is a village in the commune of Sidi Aoun, in Magrane District, El Oued Province, Algeria. The village is located to the north-west of the N3 highway 18 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of El Oued.
Oum Sahaouine is a village in the commune of El Oued, in El Oued District, El Oued Province, Algeria. The village is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of El Oued city, and is accessible by a local road to the south of the N16 highway.
El Kafaf is a village in the commune of Mih Ouensa, in Mih Ouensa District, El Oued Province, Algeria. The village is located on a local road that branches off to the northwest from the N16 highway, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) southwest of Mih Ouensa and 27 kilometres (17 mi) southwest of the provincial capital El Oued.
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.
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.
The wilaya of Djanet is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
