page_title: Tamentit
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Tamentit / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Météorite d'un poids d'une demi-tonne, baptisée Tamentit, ayant été découverte dans les sables du Sahara algérien en 1864 près du village de Tamentit d'ou son nom . Actuellement exposée au Parc Vulcania (Puy-de-Dôme). Prêt du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. English: The Tamentit Meteorite, weighing half a ton, was discovered in the sands of the Algerian Sahara in 1864 near of Tamentit city . It is currently on display at Parc Vulcania (Puy-de-Dôme), on loan from the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle de Paris.
context_page_description: Tamentit is a town and commune or municipality in Fenoughil District of Adrar Province, in south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 9,481, up from 7,912 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1.9%.
  Until the late twentieth century the people of Tamentit spoke Taznatit Berber.
context_section_description: The villages of Tamentit are located near oases that are part of the Tuat region in northern Adrar Province, between the communes of Adrar to the north and Fenoughil to the south. The rocky Tademaït plateau rises far to the east, while the sandy Erg Iguidi and Erg Chech deserts lie to the west.
  The Tamentit iron meteorite was  found nearby in 1864.
caption: Tamentit Iron Meteorite, found in 1864 near Tamentit, weight about 500 kg. On display at Vulcania park in France.[3]
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