The Wilaya of Timimoun () is an Algerian province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara.

Geography

The wilaya of Timimoun is in the

Algerian Sahara The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic. The name "Sahara" ...

; its area is 131,220 km². It is delimited by: * to the north by the

El Bayadh Province El Bayadh (Arabic: ولاية البيض) is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, named after its capital El Bayadh. It is surrounded by mountains from the South, North, and Northeast of the state. History The province was created from Saïda Pro ...

; * to the east by the

El Menia Province The Wilaya of El Menia () is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is located in the Algerian Sahara. Geography The wilaya of El Menia is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km² ...

and

In Salah Province The wilaya of Ain Salah () is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara. Geography The wilaya of Ain Salah is in the Algerian Sahara, its area 131,220 km².Badreddi ...

; * to the west by the

Béchar Province Béchar () is a Provinces of Algeria, province ''(Wilayah, wilaya)'' in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara. It is the second least-densely populated province in Algeria, with a population of 353591 ...

and

Béni Abbès Province The Wilaya of Béni Abbas () is an Algerian Province created in 2019, previously, a delegated wilaya created in 2015. It is in the Algerian Sahara. Geography The wilaya of Béni Abbès is in the Algerian Sahara; its area is 101,350 km ...

; * and to the south by the

Adrar Province Adrar (, ) is a province ('' wilaya'') in southwestern Algeria, named after its capital Adrar. It is the second-largest province, with an area of 254 000 km2, roughly the size of the US state of Wyoming. It had 401.297 inhabitants at the ...

History

The wilaya of Timimoun was created on November 26, 2019. Previously, it was a

delegated wilaya Delegate or delegates may refer to: * Delegate, New South Wales, a town in Australia * Delegate (CLI), a computer programming technique * Delegate (American politics), a representative in any of various political organizations * Delegate (United S ...

, created according to the law n° 15–140 of May 27, 2015, creating administrative districts in certain wilayas and fixing the specific rules related to them, as well as the list of municipalities that are attached to it. Before 2019, it was attached to the

Organization of the wilaya

During the administrative breakdown of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Timimoun is made up of 4

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

and 10

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

List of walis

References

{{Authority control Provinces of Algeria Sahara States and territories established in 2019