Fort Lotfi

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Fort Lotfi
Village and military base
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Fort Lotfi
Coordinates: 29°38′53″N3°59′54″W / 29.64806°N 3.99833°W / 29.64806; -3.99833
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Tindouf Province
District Tindouf District
Commune Oum El Assel [1]
Elevation
556 m (1,824 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Fort Lotfi is a village and military base in the commune of Oum El Assel, [1] in Tindouf Province, Algeria. It is connected to the N50 national highway by a short local road to the northwest. [2]

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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. 1562. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. "Fort Lofti, Béchar, Algeria, Africa". Geonames.Org. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
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