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{{Infobox settlement
|name=Tamanrasset
|native_name=تمنراست
|settlement_type=[[Communes of Algeria|Commune]] and town
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|image_caption       =Livestock market of Tamanrasset
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|subdivision_type1=[[Provinces of Algeria|Province]]
|subdivision_name1= [[Tamanrasset Province]]
|subdivision_type2=[[Districts of Algeria|District]]
|subdivision_name2=[[Tamanrasset District]]
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|area_total_km2         = 37713
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|population_as_of   = 1998
|population_note    =
|population_total   = 76,000
|population_metro   =
|population_density_km2 = 2
|timezone           = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset         =+1
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|latd=22|latm=47|lats=6|latNS=N
|longd=5|longm=31|longs=22|longEW=E
|elevation_m          = 1320
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'''Tamanrasset''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: ''' تمنراست ''', also known as Tamenɣest or Tamenghest,  [[Tuareg language|Tuareg]]: [[Image:Tamanrasset in Tifinagh.svg|100px]]) is an [[oasis]] city and capital of [[Tamanrasset Province]] in southern [[Algeria]], in the [[Ahaggar Mountains]]. It is the chief city of the Algerian [[Taureg people|Tuareg]]. It is located at {{Coord|22|47|6|N|5|31|22|E}} at an altitude of 1320 meters (4333&nbsp;feet) and has a population of 76,000 (estimate 2006).

Tamanrasset was originally established as a military outpost to guard the trans-Saharan trade routes. Surrounded by the barren [[Sahara Desert]], some of the world’s highest known temperatures have been recorded here.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} Tamanrasset is located at an [[oasis]] where, despite the difficult climate, citrus fruits, apricots, dates, almonds, cereals, corn, and figs are grown. The Tuareg people are the town’s main inhabitants. Their red houses and the area’s magnificent, rugged scenery make Tamanrasset a popular tourist attraction during the cooler months. Visitors are also drawn to the Museum of the Hoggar, which offers many exhibits depicting Tuareg life and culture.

When [[French Algeria|Algeria was under French rule]], the city was also called Fort Laperrine.

The city is served by [[Tamanrasset Airport]] and the [[Trans-Sahara Highway]].

The oasis town is now the site of the Joint Military Staff Committee headquarters for combating [[Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb]]. The four-country Committee (Algeria, Mali, Niger, Mauritania) intends to use Tamanrasset to coordinate their military activity in the Pan-Sahel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8633851.stm|title=Saharan states to open joint military headquarters|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2010-04-21|accessdate=2011-03-01}}</ref>

==Climate==
[[Image:AeroportTamanrasset.jpg|thumb|left|Tamanrasset Airport]]

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{{Weather box
|location = Tamanrasset
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 27.5
|Feb record high C = 29.9
|Mar record high C = 29.8
|Apr record high C = 35.0
|May record high C = 39.1
|Jun record high C = 44.7
|Jul record high C = 47.4
|Aug record high C = 47.4
|Sep record high C = 42.5
|Oct record high C = 34.8
|Nov record high C = 28.6
|Dec record high C = 27.2
|year record high C = 47.4
|Jan high C = 18.8
|Feb high C = 20.6
|Mar high C = 22.9
|Apr high C = 26.7
|May high C = 31.5
|Jun high C = 34.2
|Jul high C = 35.9
|Aug high C = 34.0
|Sep high C = 30.4
|Oct high C = 25.1
|Nov high C = 21.5
|Dec high C = 18.3
|Jan low C = 6.4
|Feb low C = 7.5
|Mar low C = 8.6
|Apr low C = 12.8
|May low C = 15.2
|Jun low C = 17.9
|Jul low C = 18.3
|Aug low C = 17.2
|Sep low C = 15.0
|Oct low C = 13.4
|Nov low C = 9.5
|Dec low C = 7.4
|Jan record low C = -5.3
|Feb record low C = -4.4
|Mar record low C = -2.9
|Apr record low C = 0.4
|May record low C = 4.7
|Jun record low C = 6.9
|Jul record low C = 7.2
|Aug record low C = 7.0
|Sep record low C = 5.7
|Oct record low C = -0.1
|Nov record low C = 0.0
|Dec record low C = -4.6
|year record low C = -5.3
|Jan precipitation mm = 4.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 3.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 5.1
|Apr precipitation mm = 2.2
|May precipitation mm = 0.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 2.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 11.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 14.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 9.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 4.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 0.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 3.5
|year precipitation mm = 62.8
|date=August 2010
}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.the153club.org/forts.html Saharan Forts]
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{{Province seats of Algeria}}
{{Tamanrasset Province}}

[[Category:Populated places in Tamanrasset Province]]
[[Category:Communes of Algeria]]
[[Category:Oases of Algeria]]
[[Category:Tuareg]]


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