Tindouf Province
Tindouf, also written Tinduf, is the westernmost province of Algeria. There are 58,193 people.[1] Tindouf has many resources including iron ore.
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ولاية تندوف | |
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 Map of Algeria highlighting Tindouf | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′N 8°8′W / 27.683°N 8.133°WCoordinates: 27°41′N 8°8′W / 27.683°N 8.133°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Capital | Tindouf |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159,000 km2 (61,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 58,193 |
| • Density | 0.3660/km2 (0.9479/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
| Districts | 1 |
| Municipalities | 2 |
Administrative divisions
The province has one district, Tindouf. There are two towns: Tindouf and Oum El Assel.
Tindouf Province Media
Illustration de l'Oasis de Tindouf en 1880
The Museum of the People's Liberation Army (Rabouni camp, 20 km south of Tindouf, Algeria), set up by Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) government (Polisario Front)(*), show the warfare seized to the Moroccan army during the wartime (1976-1991). This exhibit also shows some documents on the first actions carried out by the Polisario Front since 1973 initially a
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008 Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02.
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