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Tamanrasset (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 23 45 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.7500 decimal degrees |
Long: 004 40 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 4.6660 decimal degrees |
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Note: Arid and sparsely populated area situated completely within the Sahara; inhabitants comprise nomadic and settled groups; area produces knives, tools, and silver jewelry; the Ahaggar plateau dominates central area of the department. |
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Tamanrasset (preferred,C,V,English)
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Tamanrasset, Wilaya de (C,V)
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Wilaya de Tamanrasset (C,V,O)
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Tamenghest (C,V)
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Tamanghasset (C,V)
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Wilaya de Tamanghasset (C,V)
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Tamenghest department (C,O)
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AG53 (C,U,FIPS)
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ولاية تمنراست (C,U,Arabic-P)
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تمنراست (C,U,Arabic)
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تامنغست (C,U,Arabic)
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Tamanrasset 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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