Presentation of the wilaya

The wilaya of Timimoun is an Algerian wilaya created in 2019 and formalized in 2021, previously a delegated wilaya created in 2015 . It is located in the Algerian Sahara .      

During the administrative division of 2015, the delegated wilaya of Timimoun is made up of : 

 GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION (Relief - Climate, etc.) 

The wilaya of Timimoun is located in the Algerian Sahara , its surface area is 65,203 km2.   

It is bordered: 

• to the north by the wilaya of El Bayadh ;  
• to the east by the wilaya of El Meniaa and that of In Salah ;   
• to the west by the wilaya of Béni Abbès ;  
• and to the south by the wilaya of Adrar . 

relief:

Timimoun is located between the Grand Erg Occidental , to the north, and the Tademaït plateau , to the south, it is the main oasis of the Gourara region. The city ​​of Timimon, capital of the wilaya, is the main oasis of the Gourara region. .    

Weather :

 In Timimoun, the summers are scorching, arid, and clear and the winters are cool, dry, and mostly clear. During the year, the temperature generally ranges from 5 ° C to 45 ° C and rarely lower than 2 ° C or above 47 ° C .