Timiaouine
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Timiaouine
ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
 Timiaouine town hall | |
_location_map.svg) Location of Timiaouine commune within the former Adrar Province | |
  Timiaouine Location of Timiaouine within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 20°26′14″N 1°48′38″E / 20.43722°N 1.81056°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| District | Bordj Badji Mokhtar |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,553 km2 (4,847 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 582 m (1,909 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 4,493 |
| • Density | 0.3579/km2 (0.9270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Timiaouine (also called Timiaouine, Timéiaouine, Timéiawine) (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ, Amazigh: ⵜⵉⵎⵢⴰⵡⵉⵏ) is a town and commune in Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province, in southwest Algeria near the border with Mali. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,493,[2] up from 4,206 in 1998,[3] with an annual growth rate of 0.7%, the lowest rate in the province.[2]
In 1904, France sent two columns of troops to take the last major gap in central Sahara, the Adrar des Ifoghas. One departed from Tamanrasset, to the north, under the command of General Laperrine, the other from Timbuktu, to the south, under the command of Lieutenant Théveniaud. The two groups met on April 16, 1904 at the Timiaouine well.
Toponym
In Amazigh, Timiaouine means "the gaps".
Geography
Timiaouine lies at an elevation of 582 metres (1,909 ft) in the northern part of the Adrar des Ifoghas, a large massif in the Sahara Desert that extends further south to Kidal in Mali. The area is notable for large granite boulders that are found immediately to the west, and also further to the north, of the town.
Location
The territory of the municipality of Timiauine is located in the southeast of the province of Adrar, in the extreme south of Algeria.
Distances from other major cities:
- 130 km southeast of Bordj Badji Mokhtar
- 465 km southwest of Tamanrasset
- 850 km south-east of Adrar
- 1 820 km south of Algiers
Localities
Transportation
The only major road out of Timiaouine is the N6 national highway, which connects the city to Bordj Badji Mokhtar to the northwest and then Adrar to the north.
Education
0.4% of the population has a tertiary education (the lowest rate for any commune in Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province), and another 2.3% has completed secondary education.[6] The overall literacy rate is 63.5%, and is 70.9% among males and 56.0% among females.[7]
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