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Laghouat

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Laghouat , town (1998 pop. 96,342), N Algeria, an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Desert. It is an important administrative and military center and marketplace and is known for rug and tapestry weaving. There are natural gas deposits in the region. The town has a meteorological station. Laghouat traces its history at least to the 11th cent. It paid tribute to Morocco in the 17th cent. The Turks captured Laghouat in 1786, and the French conquered the city in 1852. Author not available, LAGHOUAT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Laghouat
Laghouat, Algeria A province and a town situated in an oasis with a name derived fom the Arabic al‐wāḥāt ‘the oases’ from wāḥa ‘oasis’. Read more
Laghouat
...Mountains , it was built on two hills that are extensions of Mount Tizigarine. It was settled in the 11th century and came under Moroccan and Ottoman control. Seized by the French in 1852, it reverted to Algeria in 1962. Laghouat Laghouat Laghouat Read more

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