In Guezzam
عين قزام / Gezzam | |
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Town and commune | |
 Main street before the border with Niger, 1985. | |
 Location of In Guezzam commune within In Guezzam Province | |
  In Guezzam Location of In Guezzam within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 19°34′7″N 5°46′20″E / 19.56861°N 5.77222°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | In Guezzam |
| District | In Guezzam (coextensive) |
| Government | |
| • PMA Seats | 7 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46,813 km2 (18,075 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,045 |
| • Density | 0.15/km2 (0.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal code | 11130 |
| ONS code | 1104 |
In Guezzam (Arabic: عين قزام, lit. springs of Guezzam; Berber spelling: Gezzam) is a town and commune that is the capital of In Guezzam Province, Algeria, on the border with Niger. Until 26 November 2019, it was a part of the Tamanrasset Province.[2] The border town on the Niger side is Assamaka. According to the 2008 census it had a population of 7,045,[1] up from 4,938 in 1998,[3] with an annual growth rate of 3.7%, the second highest in the Tamanrasset province's 2008 boundaries.[1]
- ^ a b c "Population: Wilaya de Tamanrasset" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ "10 New Wilayas – El Khabar" (in Arabic). No. 26 November 2019. El Khabar. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Algeria Communes". Statoids. Retrieved 8 March 2013.