Tabelbala

Also known as Tabalbala

Tabelbala (, , Korandje: tsawərbəts) is a town and commune between Béchar and Tindouf in south-western Algeria, and is the capital, and only significant settlement, of the Daïra of the same name, encompassing most of the western half of Béni Abbès Province (part of Béchar Province until 2019). As of the 2008 census, its population was 5,121, up from 4,663 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.0%. The commune covers an area of , making it by far the largest commune in the province, as well as the least densely populated.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tabelbala
Settlement.native_name: تبلبالة
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.image_skyline: File:تبلبالة 2025.jpg
Settlement.image_map: DZ-08-12-Tabelbala.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tabelbala commune within Béchar Province (pre-2019)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tabelbala within Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Béni Abbès
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Tabelbala District
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 60650

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Tabelbala is notable for being the only town in Algeria to speak a language neither Arabic nor Berber, namely Korandje, which is spoken by about 3,000 people. Most of the rest of the population are descendants of twentieth-century immigrants to the oasis.

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