Laghouat Province

The Laghouat Province (Arabic ولاية الأغواط, DMG Wilāyat al - Aġwāṭ, also al - Aghwat ) is a province ( wilaya ) in the central Algeria.

The province is located on the northern border of the Sahara in the transition region between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south and has an area of ​​26,941 km2.

Around 414,000 people ( 2006 estimate ) live in the province, the population density also is 15 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The provincial capital is Laghouat.

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