Aflou District
دائرة أفلو
District
Nickname: 
جبل العمور
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Laghouat Province
Map of Laghouat Province highlighting Aflou District
Map of Laghouat Province highlighting Aflou District
Country Algeria
ProvinceLaghouat
District seatAflou
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total113,197
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Municipalities3

Aflou is a district in Laghouat Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Aflou.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into many municipalities:[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Wilaya de Laghouat: répartition de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs, selon la commune de résidence et la dispersion" (PDF) (in French).. Data from the 2008 General Population and Housing Census on the site of the NOS Algeria.
  2. ↑ "Décret executif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par chaque chef de daïra. 03 - Wilaya de Laghouat" [List of municipalities animated by each District chief: 03 - Laghouat Province] (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 4 September 1991. p. 1294. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
Algerian Jebel Amour rug, 19th century or earlier (detail). This carpet was made in the high plateaus of the mountain range between Aflou and El Bayadh. It would have served the nomadic groups there mainly as sleeping underlay and blankets. The designation frâch (Arabic for bed) applies.
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