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Laghouat

American  
[lah-gwaht] / lɑˈgwɑt /

noun

  1. a city in N Algeria.


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Owen, who knew that Laghouat was not many miles distant, rode on in front, impatient to see the oasis rise out of the desert.

From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)

Our camp was at that time at Laghouat, a small oasis, the springs of which were considered to possess medicinal properties, and the captain, together with the little one, were removed thither in sedans.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I by Lermina, Jules

The one addressed by Owen delighted him by answering without hesitation: "From Laghouat."

From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)

He can go to Boussada or Laghouat, about six days’ journey from Algiers, staying every night at caravanserais en route.

From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by Windham, W. G.

Milianah to Teniet, two days, staying at Oued el Massin, caravanserai; Teniet to Boghar, two days; Boghar to Laghouat, extremity of French frontier in Great Sahara Desert, three days.

From Notes in North Africa Being a Guide to the Sportsman and Tourist in Algeria and Tunisia by Windham, W. G.