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Laghouat

American  
[lah-gwaht] / lɑˈgwɑt /

noun

  1. a city in N Algeria.


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On the 30th of July there was seen from the aeronef the little village of Geryville, founded like Laghouat on the frontier of the desert to facilitate the future conquest of Kabylia.

From Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne

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 W. G. Windham

He sought escape in travel, starting suddenly in December for Algeria by way of Oran, and pushing through the desert as far as Laghouat and the Mzab.

From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Stephen Lucius Gwynn

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 Jules Lermina

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

From Sister Teresa by George (George Augustus) Moore

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