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The Best Attractions In Tamanrasset

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Tamanrasset , also known as Tamanghasset or Tamenghest, is an oasis city and capital of Tamanrasset Province in southern Algeria, in the Ahaggar Mountains. It is the chief city of the Algerian Tuareg. It is located an altitude of 1,320 metres . As of the 2008 census, it has a population of 92,635, up from 72,741 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.5%.Tamanrasset was originally established as a military outpost to guard the trans-Saharan trade routes. Surrounded by the barren Sahara Desert, very high temperatures of over 47 °C have been recorded here. Tamanrasset is located at an oasis where, despite the difficult climate, citrus fruits, apricots,...
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  • 1. Assekrem Tamanrasset
    Assekrem is a high plateau in the Hoggar Mountains of southern Algeria, rising from the larger Atakor plateau Assekrem is within Ahaggar National Park. The altitude is 2,180 metres .The hermitage of Charles de Foucauld, which continues to be inhabited by a few monks, is at the top of the Assekrem plateau.
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