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Illizi
Sign in to saveIllizi (Amazigh language: Ilizi) is an Algerian 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 and partly enclosed rock shelters containing prehistoric drawings dating from 6000 years BC. There are a hotel and two camping sites, as
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Illizi
- Settlement.native_name
- إيليزي
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ar
- Settlement.type
- city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Banque d'Algérie - Illizi بنك الجزائر - اليزي - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- General aspect of Illizi central quarter
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ 33 Illizi.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 120px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Illizi Commune within Illizi Province
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Illizi within Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Illizi Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Illizi District
- Settlement.seat_type
- District seat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- oasis
- Official name
- ⵍⵥⵉ
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Illizi District
- Population
- 17252
- Area
- 75945
- Elevation
- 556
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Illizi District
- Shares border with
- Djanet
- Image
- Illizi مركز الوثائق و المحفوضات - panoramio.jpg
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- Commons category
- Illizi
- postal code
- 33000
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Encyclopedic overview
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Illizi (Amazigh language: Ilizi) is an Algerian 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 and partly enclosed rock shelters containing prehistoric drawings dating from 6000 years BC. There are a hotel and two camping sites, as well as many local tourist agencies. During French colonial rule, the town was called Fort Polignac (1909–1962).
DRAG Illizi مديرية التنظيم و الشؤون العامة باليزي - panoramio.jpg|Public Services Directorate of Illizi
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Illizi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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