ولاية تيميمون

Timimoun Province ولاية تيميمون
Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Timimoun
الإحداثيات: 29°15′30″N 00°13′50″E
Country	Algeria
Capital	Timimoun
الحكومة
• Wāli	Mabrouk Aoun
المساحة
• الإجمالي	65٬203 كم² (25٬175 ميل²)
المنسوب	276 m (906 ft)
التعداد  (2008)
• الإجمالي	122٬019
• الكثافة	1٫9/km2 (4٫8/sq mi)
منطقة التوقيت	UTC+01 (CET)
Area Code	+213 (0) 49
ISO 3166 code	DZ-49
Districts	4
Municipalities	10

The Timimoun Province (عربية: ولاية تيميمون) is an Algerian province created in 2019. It was previously a delegated wilaya created in 2015 in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

The wilaya of Timimoun is in the Algerian Sahara and has an area of 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 Béchar Province and Béni Abbès Province;
• and to the south by the Adrar Province.

History

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.

Notable historical sites in Timimoun Province include Ksar Draa, an abandoned ksar of unknown origin in the middle of the desert.

Organization of the wilaya

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

List of walis

District	Commune	Arabic
Aougrout District	Aougrout	أوقرت
	Deldoul	دلدول
	Metarfa	المطارفة
Charouine District	Charouine	شروين
	Ouled Aissa	ولاد عيسى
	Talmine	طالمين
Timimoun District	Ouled Said	أولاد السعيد
	Timimoun	تيميمون
Tinerkouk District	Ksar Kaddour	قصر قدور
	Tinerkouk	تينركوك