In Guezzam
In Guezzam
إن قزام / Gezzam | |
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Town and commune | |
Main street before the border with Niger, 1985. | |
Location of In Guezzam commune within In Guezzam Province | |
| Coordinates: 19°34′7″N 5°46′20″E / 19.56861°N 5.77222°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | In Guezzam |
| District | In Guezzam (coextensive) |
| Government | |
| • PMA Seats | 7 |
| Area | |
• Total | 46,813 km2 (18,075 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
• Total | 7,045 |
| • Density | 0.15/km2 (0.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal code | 11130 |
| ONS code | 1104 |
In Guezzam (Arabic: إن قزام, lit. springs of Guezzam; Berber spelling: Gezzam) is a town and commune that is the capital of In Guezzam Province, Algeria, on the border with Niger. Until 26 November 2019, it was a part of the Tamanrasset Province. The border town on the Niger side is Assamaka. According to the 2008 census it had a population of 7,045, up from 4,938 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.7%, the second highest in the Tamanrasset province's 2008 boundaries.