Timiaouine (also called Timiaouine, Timéiaouine, Timéiawine) (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺎوﻳﻦ, in amazigh language: ⵜⵉⵎⵢⴰⵡⵉⵏ) is a town and commune in Bordj Badji Mokhtar District, Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province, in southwest Algeria near the border with Mali. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 4,493, up from 4,206 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 0.7%, the lowest rate in the province.

History

In 1904, France sent two columns to exploit the last major gap in the central Sahara, the Adrar des Ifoghas. One departs from Tamanrasset, to the north, under the command of General Laperrine, the other from Timbuktu, to the south, under the command of Lieutenant Théveniaud. They were found on the 1st of 1904 in the Timiau well.

Toponimia

In Amazigh, Timiaouine means "the gaps".

Geography

Timiaouine is 582 meters north of Adrar des Ifoghas, a large massif in the Sahara Desert that extends further south to Kidal in Mali. The area immediately stands out for the large granitic rocks that are found to the west of the town, and further north.

Location

The territory of the municipality of Timiauine is located in the southeast of the province of Adrar, in the extreme south of Algeria.

Distances from other major cities:

• 130 km southeast of Bordj Badji Mokhtar
• 465 km southwest of Tamanrasset
• 850 km south-east of Adrar
• 1 820 km south of Algiers

Localities

As of 1984, the commune was composed of one locality:

• Timiaouine

Transportation

The only major road out of Timiaouine is the N6 national highway, which connects the city to Bordj Badji Mokhtar to the northwest and then Adrar to the north.

Education

0.4% of the population has a tertiary education (the lowest rate for any commune in Bordj Baji Mokhtar Province), and another 2.3% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 63.5%, and is 70.9% among males and 56.0% among females.

health

In one of the hospitals in the province of Adrar, specialized consultations and hospitalizations are carried out for the inhabitants of the municipality.

They have the following hospitals:

• Ibn Sina Hospital in Adrar.
• Mohamed Hachemi Hospital in Timimoun .
• Reggane Hospital.
• Noureddine Sahraoui Hospital in Aoulef.
• Bordj Badji Mokhtar Hospital.
• Zaouiet Kounta Hospital.
• Tililane Hospital Center.
• 240-bed general hospital.
• 120-bed Geriatric Hospital.
• 120-bed psychiatric hospital.
• 120-bed cancer center.

Climate

Timiaouine has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.