Aflou

Aflou
Aflu / ⴰⴼⵍⵓ / أفلو
Commune and town
Clockwise from top:
Marketplace, Aflou University, Imam Muslim Mosque
Coordinates: 34°6′32″N 2°6′7″E / 34.10889°N 2.10194°E / 34.10889; 2.10194Coordinates: 34°6′32″N 2°6′7″E / 34.10889°N 2.10194°E / 34.10889; 2.10194
Country  Algeria
Province Laghouat Province
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Aflou (Berber language: Aflu, Arabic: أفلو‎) is a town and commune in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It is located in the Amour Range of the Saharan Atlas, at an elevation of 1,426 m (4,678 ft), which makes it one of the highest towns in Algeria.[1] Aflou is the capital of Aflou District. Its population in 1998 was 48,000.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Le Djebel Amour
  2. ↑ populstat.info Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.


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