Tamentit

Tamentit
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Location of Tamentit commune within Adrar Province
Location of Tamentit commune within Adrar Province
Tamentit is located in Algeria
Tamentit
Tamentit
Location of Tamentit within Algeria
Coordinates: 27°46′2″N 0°16′4″W / 27.76722°N 0.26778°W / 27.76722; -0.26778
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceAdrar
DistrictFenoughil
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total9,481
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Tamentit (تامنطيت is a town and commune of Fenoughil District in Adrar Province in southcentral Algeria. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 9481,[1] up from 7912 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.9%.[1]

Until the late twentieth century, the people of Tamentit spoke Gurara, a variety of the Berber language called Zenati, which is spoken by the Sanhaja.

  1. ^ a b c "Population: Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.