Tindouf Province
ولاية تندوف | |
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![]() Statue in Tindouf | |
![]() Map of Algeria highlighting Tindouf | |
Coordinates: 27°41′N 8°8′W / 27.683°N 8.133°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Capital | Tindouf |
Area | |
• Total | 159,000 km2 (61,000 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | c. 160,000 (disputed) 58,193 Algerians c. 100,000 Sahrawis[a] |
Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
Area Code | +213 (0) 49 |
ISO 3166 code | DZ-37 |
Districts | 1 |
Municipalities | 2 |
Tindouf, also written Tinduf (Arabic: ولاية تندوف), is the westernmost province of Algeria, having a population of 58,193 as of the 2008 census (not including the Sahrawi refugees at the Sahrawi refugee camps).[1] Its population in reality could be as high as 160,000 because of the Sahrawi refugee camps. Despite the barren landscape, Tindouf is a resource-rich province, with important quantities of iron ore located in the Gara Djebilet area close to the border with Mauritania. Prior to Algerian independence, the area served as a strongpoint of several tribes of the nomadic Reguibat confederation.
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