Taghouzi

Taghouzi
Taghouzi
Coordinates: 29.415°N 0.40386°W / 29.415; -0.40386
Country	Algeria
Province	Adrar Province
District	Charouine District
Commune	Talmine

Taghouzi is a populated place in the commune of Talmine,^[1] in Charouine District, Adrar Province, Algeria. It lies to the west of Timimoun, on the southern edge of the Grand Erg Occidental desert.

The oasis lies on the northern edge of the Gourara region. Winds are typically from the east and northeast. The climate is generally very hot and dry, with a short cold season. There is little rain, but that comes in the form of torrential downpours.^[2] Date palms are planted in hollows where they can reach the underground aquifer.^[3]

The people speak Arabic. They live in ksours, fortified houses made of red or ochre earth.^[4] The Gourara people of Taghousi will travel 40 kilometres (25 mi) or more to Zaouiat al-Hajj Bilqasim to celebrate mawlid.^[5]

References

Citations

1. "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Adrar" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1473. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-15. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
2. Mileto, Vegas & Christini 2012, p. 433.
3. Mainguet 1999, p. 178.
4. Auzias & Labourdette 2011, p. 331.
5. McDougall & Scheele 2012, p. 111.

Sources

• Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2011-01-26). Sahara. Petit Futé. ISBN 978-2-7469-3842-7. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
• McDougall, James; Scheele, Judith (2012-06-08). Saharan Frontiers: Space and Mobility in Northwest Africa. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-00131-3. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
• Mainguet, Monique (1999). Aridity: Droughts and Human Development. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-63342-6. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
• Mileto, C.; Vegas, F.; Christini, V. (2012). Rammed Earth Conservation: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Rammed Earth Conservation, Restapia 2012, Valencia, Spain, 21-23 June 2012. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-415-62125-0. Retrieved 2013-04-29.