El Atteuf
El Atteuf
العطف | |
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Commune and town | |
Location of El Atteuf commune within Ghardaïa Province | |
| Coordinates: 32°28′39″N 3°44′52″E / 32.47750°N 3.74778°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Ghardaïa Province |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 14,752 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
El Atteuf (Arabic: العطف) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,752, up from 12,713 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.5%. It is located in the M'zab valley about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Ghardaïa, the provincial capital.