Official Name: | Aïn Zaatout |
Settlement Type: | Commune and town |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
Subdivision Name1: | Biskra Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | El Kantara District |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 1998 |
Population Total: | 2230 |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
It is located at 35.14° North, 5.83° East, at the southern edge of the Saharan Atlas between the provinces of Batna and Biskra. The region is largely rocky with an average altitude of more than 900 metres (2,953 feet) above sea level.
Aïn Zaatout has an estimated population of around 5,000 composed of Farhi people, Muslim Berbers speaking a distinctive variant of the Shawi dialect used in the Aurès.