Illizi
إيليزي | |
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 Photo from Illizi. The text reads: "J'aime la nature, Je la protège", meaning "I love Nature, therefore I protect it". | |
 Location of Illizi Commune within Illizi Province | |
  Illizi Location of Illizi within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 26°30′18″N 8°28′56″E / 26.50500°N 8.48222°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Illizi Province |
| District | Illizi District |
| Government | |
| • PMA Seats | 11 |
| Area | |
• Total | 75,945 km2 (29,323 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 567 m (1,860 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 17,252 |
| • Density | 0.23/km2 (0.59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal code | 37000 |
| ONS code | 3301 |
Illizi (Arabic: إيليزي; Berber languages: ⵉⵍⵉⵣⵉ, Ilizi) is a town and commune, coextensive with Illizi District,[2] situated in the south-eastern part of Algeria, and capital of Illizi Province. According to the 2008 census it is the largest commune by population in the province, with a population of 17,252,[1] up from 10,163 in 1998,[3] and an annual population growth rate of 5.5%, the highest in the province.[1] It is one of the gates to the Tassili N'Ajjer National Park with caves situated under the sands containing prehistoric drawings dating from 6000 years BC. There is a hotel and two camping sites, as well as many local tourist agencies.
- ^ a b c "Population: Illizi Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ^ "Décret executif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par cheque chef de daïra. Wilaya d'Illizi" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 4 September 1991. p. 1293. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 16 May 2013.