Laghouat Province

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Laghouat Province ولاية الأغواط
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat
Coordinates: 33°48′N 2°53′E / 33.800°N 2.883°E / 33.800; 2.883
Country	Algeria
Capital	Laghouat
Area
• Total	25,057 km2 (9,675 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	477,328
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 29
ISO 3166 code	DZ-03
Districts	10
Municipalities	24

Laghouat (Arabic: ولاية الأغواط) is one of the fifty-eight provinces (wilaya) of Algeria. It is located in the north central part of Algeria. The province borders Tiaret Province to the north, El Bayadh Province to the west, Ghardaia Province to the south and Djelfa Province to the east. The capital of the province is Laghouat City. The province is famous for palm trees and livestock.

The province is a large producer of natural gas, containing important drilling sites in the region of Hassi R'Mel. Large reserves of natural gas have allowed Algeria to occupy an important position in the global energy market.

With exports exceeding the barrier of 20 billion dollars annually and a contribution to the gross gross product of the State of Algeria by nearly 50 billion dollars.,^[2] The province of Laghouat is among the most important states of Algeria contributing to the country's economy. Most of this income comes from hydrocarbons - gas in particular - in addition to power stations And the livestock sector with more than 3 million heads of sheep.^[3] The state of Laghouat is one of the states of the Central Steppe region, which is located in the heart of the state of Algeria in northern Sahara Africa.