Timimoun

Timimoun
ﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن
Town and commune
Ksar of Timimoun
Ksar of Timimoun
Location of Timimoun commune within the former Adrar Province
Location of Timimoun commune within the former Adrar Province
Timimoun is located in Algeria
Timimoun
Timimoun
Location of Timimoun within Algeria
Coordinates: 29°15′46″N 0°14′20″W / 29.26278°N 0.23889°W / 29.26278; -0.23889
CountryAlgeria
ProvinceTimimoun
DistrictTimimoun
Elevation
288 m (945 ft)
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total33,060
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Timimoun (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن) is a town and commune, and capital of Timimoun District, in Timimoun Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 33,060,[1] up from 28,595 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.5%.[1]

Timimoun is known for the red ochre color of its buildings.

  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.