Tamtert

Also known as Tamatert, Tamert

Tamtert (), also written Tamert or Tamatart is a town and commune in Béni Abbès District, Béni Abbès Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,248, down from 1,302 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of -0.4%. The commune covers an area of .

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Settlement.official_name: Tamtert
Settlement.native_name: ﺗﺎﻣﺘﺮت
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune and town
Settlement.image_map: DZ-08-20-Tamtert.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 300px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Tamtert commune within Béchar Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Algeria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tamtert within Algeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Béni Abbès Province
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Béni Abbès District
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3130
Settlement.population_as_of: 2008

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==Geography== Tamtert lies at an elevation of on the left (northeast) bank of the Oued Saoura in the Saoura valley. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes lies to the east, while the rocky ridges of the Ougarta Range rise to the west, running from northwest to southeast along the opposite side of the river from the town beyond a barren, rocky plain.

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