Taghit
ﺗﺎﻏﻴﺖ
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Commune and town
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Country | ![]() |
Province | Béchar Province |
District | Taghit District |
Elevation | 623 m (2,044 ft) |
Population
(2008)[1]
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• Total | 6,317 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Taghit (Arabic: ﺗﺎﻏﻴﺖ) is a town and communeinKerzaz District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 6,317.[1]
Taghit lies on the left (eastern) bank of the Oued Zouzfana. The Grand Erg Occidental, a large area of continuous sand dunes, lies to the east, while the rocky Djebel Baroun lies to the west across the river.
There are three main roads out of Taghit: one leads northwest to the N6 highway (Bechar-Adrar section) just south of Bechar, another leads southwest through Igli to the N6 further south, and the third leads northeast, also to the N6 (Bechar-Mecheria section) northeast of Bechar, near Figuig. A number of small localities lie along the Oued Zouzfana to the south; these are connected by a local road.
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Capital: Béchar | ||
Béchar District |
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Abadla District |
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Béni Abbès District |
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Béni Ounif District |
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El Ouata District |
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Igli District |
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Kénadsa District |
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Kerzaz District |
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Lahmar District |
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Ouled Khodeïr District |
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Tabelbala District |
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Taghit District |
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