Hammaguir
Hammaguir is a village in Abadla District, Béchar Province, Algeria, south-west of Béchar. It lies on the N50 national highway between Béchar and Tindouf. The location is notable for its role in French rocketry. Hamaguir Airport is located there.- Village
- …lies at an elevation of around 740 metres (2,440 feet)
- Description: Algerian village and French rocket launch site during 1950-1960
- Also known as“Hamaguir”“حماڤير ⵃⴻⵎⵎⴰⴳⵉⵔ”
- Neighbors: Merzouga
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Latitude
30.89548° or 30° 53′ 44″ north
Longitude
-3.03387° or 3° 2′ 2″ west
Open location code
8C2RVXW8+5F
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Hammaguir” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حماقير”
- Arabic: “قاعدة حماقير”
- Catalan: “Hammaguir”
- Chinese: “哈馬吉爾”
- Czech: “Hammaguir”
- Dutch: “Hammaguir”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قاعدة حماقير”
- Finnish: “Hammaguir”
- French: “B-2 Hammaguir”
- French: “Hammaguir”
- Galician: “Hammaguir”
- German: “Hammaguir”
- Greek: “Χαμαγκουίρ”
- Hungarian: “Hammaguir”
- Irish: “Hammaguir”
- Italian: “Hammaguir”
- Japanese: “アマギール”
- Japanese: “アマギール射場”
- Japanese: “ハマグイラ”
- Polish: “Hamakir”
- Polish: “Hammaghir”
- Polish: “Hammaguir”
- Portuguese: “Hamaguir”
- Portuguese: “Hammaguir”
- Russian: “Хаммагир”
- Slovak: “Hamákír”
- Slovak: “Hammaguir”
- Spanish: “Hammaguir”
- Ukrainian: “Хаммагір”
- Urdu: “ہماگیر”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hammaguir railway station and وحدة دفاع عن اقليم.
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