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Aflou (Berber language: Aflu, ) is a town and commune in Alfou Province, Algeria. It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, at an elevation of , which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria. Aflou is the capital of Alfou Province and Aflou District. Its population in 1998 was 48,000.

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Place details

Locality
Aflou ⴰⴼⵍⵓ آفلو
Region
آفلو ⴰⴼⵍⵓ
Country
ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
Population
93,585
Timezone
Africa/Algiers

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Aflou
Settlement.native_name
Aflu / ⴰⴼⵍⵓ / أفلو
Settlement.settlement_type
Commune and town
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Clockwise from top: Marketplace, Aflou University, Imam Muslim Mosque
Settlement.image_map
Dz - 03 - Aflou.svg
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Laghouat Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Aflou
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2008
Settlement.population_total
102025
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Wikidata facts

Country
France
Elevation
1600
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Capital of
Aflou District
Shares border with
Sidi Bouzid
Image
Marché d'Aflou, 1973.jpg
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Commons category
Aflou
category of associated people
Category:People from Aflou
postal code
03001
different from
Aflou District
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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Localities of the commune
  • References
  • External links

Aflou (Berber language: Aflu, ) is a town and commune in Alfou Province, Algeria. It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, at an elevation of , which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria. Aflou is the capital of Alfou Province and Aflou District. Its population in 1998 was 48,000.

== Localities of the commune == The commune of Aflou is composed of 6 localities:

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aflou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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