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Laghouat (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 002 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 2.6660 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in central Algeria; name is Berber for "the gardens"; various types of dates are the main commercial crop cultivated in oases; other agricultural products include cereals, vegetables, and citrus fruits; hand weaving is also important. |
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| Laghouat (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Laghouat, Wilaya de (C,V)
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| Wilaya de Laghouat (C,V,O)
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| Laghouat department (C,O)
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| AG25 (C,U,FIPS)
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| ولاية الأغواط (C,U,Arabic-P)
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| الأغواط (C,U,Arabic)
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| Laghouat Province (C,U,English)
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| province (preferred, C) |
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established 1974 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| department (C) |
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