Marhouma

Marhouma
Village
Marhouma
Coordinates: 30°0′22″N 2°3′10″W / 30.00611°N 2.05278°WCoordinates: 30°0′22″N 2°3′10″W / 30.00611°N 2.05278°W
Country	Algeria
Province	Béchar Province
District	El Ouata District
Commune	Tamtert[1]
Elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Marhouma is a village in the commune of Tamtert,^[1] in El Ouata District, Béchar Province, Algeria.^[2] The village lies on the Oued Saoura 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Tamtert and 18 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Béni Abbès. It is notable for nearby rock engravings.^[3]

References

1. "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne,. 19 December 1984. p. 1490. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013 or before. Retrieved 2 March 2013. Check date values in: |archive-date= (help)
2. "Marhouma, Algeria". Google Maps. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
3. André Poueyto; Philippe Guinet; Henriette Alimen (1952). "Nouvelles stations de gravures rupestres dans le Sahara occidental". Bulletin de la Société préhistorique de France, Volume 39, Issue 3 (in French). Persée Scientific Journals. pp. 129–130. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

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