Touat

Touat
Tuwat
Natural region
Towns in the Touat Region
Topographic map of Algeria with the location of the Touat region.
CountryAlgeria
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Adrar
Reggane
Location of Tuat in Algeria. Reggane lies at the southern boundary of the region while Adrar is near the northern boundary.

Tuat, or Touat (Arabic: توات, romanized: Tuwāt), is a natural region of desert in central Algeria that contains a string of small oases. In the past, the oases were important for caravans crossing the Sahara.

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