Touggourt Province
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Touggourt Province
ولاية تقرت | |
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 Lake Tamacine in Touggourt Province. | |
.svg) Map of Algeria highlighting Touggourt | |
| Coordinates: 33°06′30″N 6°03′50″E / 33.10833°N 6.06389°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Capital | Touggourt |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,428 km2 (6,729 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 247,221 |
| • Density | 14.185/km2 (36.740/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Area code | +213 (0) 55 |
| ISO 3166 code | DZ-01 |
| Districts | 4 |
| Municipalities | 11 |
Touggourt (Arabic: ولاية تقرت) is an Algerian province (wilaya) created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.
Touggourt Province is located in the Algerian Sahara and has an area of 17,428 km². Its main settlement and capital, Touggourt, is located on an oasis.
It is delimited by:
- to the north by the El M'Ghair Province, ouled Djellal Province;
- to the east by the El Oued Province;
- to the west by the Djelfa Province, Ghardaia Province;
- and to the south by the Ouargla Province, Illizi Province .
