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Touggourt
Touggourt, Algeria · Africa
About Touggourt
Touggourt sits on the route: 15 minutes from Megarine.
Touggourt is in Algeria, with about 140,000 people. The nearest town is Megarine, about 9 km away.
Touggourt (Arabic: ﺗﻗﺮت or تڤرت from Berber languages: ⵜⵓⴳⵓⵔⵜ, romanized: Tugurt, lit. 'the gateway' or 'the gate') is a city and commune, former sultanate and capital of Touggourt District, in Touggourt Province, Algeria, built next to an oasis in the Sahara. As of the 2008 census, the commune had a population ofRead more
39,409 people, up from 32,940 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 1.8%. Touggourt's urban area includes the communes of Nezla, Tebesbest and Zaouia El Abidia, for a total population of 146,108.
Touggourt is notable for its date trees. It was formerly surrounded by a moat, which the French filled up. Bradt Travel Guides describe it as "largely a modern town of block architecture" and "largely unattractive. The centre is quiet most of the day due to the heat but is more active at night when people take to the streets."
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Touggourt is in Touggourt, Algeria, about 9 km from Megarine.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 143,270
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Algeria
- Region
- Touggourt
- Timezone
- Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates
- 33.1108, 6.0700
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