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Laghouat Province is a region in Algeria located in the Sahara Desert in the north-central part of the country. It matters as an important administrative division of Algeria with significant desert geography and resources that contribute to the nation's economy and development.
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- Instance of
- province of Algeria
- Country
- Algeria
- Located in
- Algeria
- Contains
- Oued Morra District
- Capital
- Laghouat
- Population
- 455602
- Area
- 25057.0
- Elevation
- 834
- Shares border with
- Djelfa Province
- Image
- Route el kheneg-Laghouat-Algeria.jpg
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- Category:Laghouat Province
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- Laghouat Province
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- Laghouat Province
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Laghouat Province
- native label
- الأغواط
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- Template:Laghouat Province
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Encyclopedic overview
Laghouat (Arabic: ولاية الأغواط) is one of the fifty-eight provinces (wilaya) of Algeria. It is located in the north central part of Algeria. The province borders Tiaret Province to the north, El Bayadh Province to the west, Ghardaia Province to the south and Djelfa Province to the east. The capital of the province is Laghouat City. The province is famous for palm trees and livestock.
The province is a large producer of natural gas, containing important drilling sites in the region of Hassi R'Mel. Large reserves of natural gas have allowed Algeria to occupy an important position in the global energy market.
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