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Laghouat

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Also known as Laghwat

thumb|Laghouat in the Algerian Sahara (1879)

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_name1
Laghouat Province
Settlement.official_name
Laghouat
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
Musé Communal de Laghouat.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
300px
Settlement.image_map
Dz - 03 - Laghouat.svg
Settlement.mapsize
220px
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Laghouat in Laghouat Province
Settlement.pushpin_map
Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Laghouat in Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Laghouat
Settlement.government_type
Municipality
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Benbehaz béchir

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Algeria
Population
134372
Area
25057
Elevation
769
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Ghardaïa Province
Image
Musé Communal de Laghouat.jpg
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Commons category
Laghouat
postal code
03000
category of associated people
Category:People from Laghouat
inception
1058-00-00
Sources (4)

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • History
  • Early history
  • Medieval and pre-colonial history
  • French occupation
  • Post-colonial period
  • Arts and culture
  • Traditional dress
  • Tourism
  • See also
  • References

thumb|Laghouat in the Algerian Sahara (1879)

thumbnail|right|Street in Laghouat, by Gustave Achille Guillaumet

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

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On the map

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