Ouallene (Fort)

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Bordj Ouallen (1986)

Ouallene (also Ouallen ) is a fort (Bordj) in the Algerian Sahara .

History and description

Ouallene is about 250 km southeast of Reggane and about 60 km east of the Tanezrouft piste or national road 6 , an important north-south route and connection to Mali . In the past, the oasis on the southern edge of the Asedjrad Mountains served as a water supply in the Tanezrouft . The abandoned in 1960 French base Poste Weygand ( 24 ° 34 '6.5 "  N , 0 ° 44' 17.2"  O ) was supplied by Ouallene with water.

Web links

  • Fort Ouallen on "Forts du Sahara Central" with historical photos. (French)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bertelsmann Universal Atlas , Wissen Media Verlag GmbH, Gütersloh / Munich, 2005, ISBN 3-577-07217-2 .
  2. ↑ Der Kosmos Universal Atlas , Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart, 2015, ISBN 978-3-440-14882-2 , p. 37.
  3. ↑ US Defense Mapping Agency Aerospace Center: Tactical Pilotage Chart 1: 500,000 Scale, TPC H-2C Algeria , 1985 (JPG, 15 MB)

Coordinates: 24 ° 36 '23.9 "  N , 1 ° 17' 14.8"  E