Timiaouine

ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ ⵜⵉⵎⵢⴰⵡⵉⵏ Timiaouine
Coordinates	20 ° 26 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  E Coordinates: 20 ° 26 ′  N , 1 ° 49 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Algeria
province	Bordj Badji Mokhtar
height	582 m
Residents	4493 (2008)

Timiaouine ( Arabic ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ, Tuareg-Berber ⵜⵉⵎⵢⴰⵡⵉⵏ ) is a city in southern Algeria near the border with Mali and belongs to the province of Bordj Badji Mokhtar .

geography

Timiaouine is located at an altitude of 582  m in the northern Adrar des Ifoghas , a mountain range in the Sahara that extends to Kidal in Mali . Large boulders made of sandstone to the west and north of the city are typical of the area.

Transport links

Timiaouine is the end of the national road 6 , which connects the city with Bordj Badji Mokhtar and further north with Adrar .

climate

Timiaouine has an arid climate with the BWh climate classification, with long and very hot summers and short warm winters.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures 2008 (Office National des Statistiques). (French) (PDF; 83 kB)