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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 Verne, Jules

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

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

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 Gwynn, Stephen Lucius

"Mais si j'avais su—" The dragoman pointed out to him the terrible weather they had experienced, and how glad he had been to find shelter in Laghouat.

From Sister Teresa by Moore, George (George Augustus)