Tarat, Algeria

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Tarat
Coordinates: 26°6′57″N9°21′10″E / 26.11583°N 9.35278°E / 26.11583; 9.35278 Coordinates: 26°6′57″N9°21′10″E / 26.11583°N 9.35278°E / 26.11583; 9.35278
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Illizi Province
District Illizi District
Commune Illizi [1]
Elevation
614 m (2,014 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Tarat is a village in the commune of Illizi, [1] in Illizi Province, Algeria, located near the border with Libya beside a wadi beneath the eastern edge of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range. [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. 1554. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
  2. "Fort Tarat, Algeria". Geonames.org. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
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