Timimoun Province

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Timimoun Province ولاية تيميمون
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Timimoun
Coordinates: 29°15′30″N 00°13′50″E / 29.25833°N 0.23056°E / 29.25833; 0.23056
Country	Algeria
Capital	Timimoun
Government
• Wāli	Mabrouk Aoun
Area
• Total	65,203 km2 (25,175 sq mi)
Elevation	276 m (906 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	122,019 (2,008)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-01
Districts	4
Municipalities	10

The Wilaya of Timimoun (Arabic: ولاية تيميمون) is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography[edit]

The wilaya of Timimoun is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 131,220 km² .

It is delimited by:

• to the north by the El Bayadh Province;
• to the east by the El Menia Province and In Salah Province;
• to the west by the Bechar Province and Béni Abbès Province;
• and to the south by the Adrar Province.

History[edit]

The wilaya of Timimoun was created on November 26, 2019 .

Previously, it was a delegated wilaya, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the Adrar Province.

Organization of the wilaya[edit]

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Timimoun is made up of 4 districts and 10 communes.

List of walis[edit]

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