| Official Name: | Timimoun |
| Native Name: | ﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن |
| Native Name Lang: | ar |
| Settlement Type: | Town and commune |
| Mapsize: | 200px |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Timimoun within Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name: | Algeria |
| Subdivision Name1: | Adrar |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Timimoun |
| Population As Of: | 2008 |
| Population Total: | 33060 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 29.2628°N -0.2389°W |
| Elevation M: | 288 |
Timimoun (Arabic: ﺗﻴﻤﻴﻤﻮن) is a town and commune, and capital of Timimoun District, in Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 33,060,[1] up from 28,595 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.5%.[1]
Timimoun is known for the red ochre color of its buildings.
The town of Timimoun lies at an elevation of around 288m (945feet) in the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province. It is located on the south-eastern side of an oasis which supports the town's population. A sebkha (salt lake) lies further to the northwest, while the plateau of Tademaït rises to the southeast.
Timimoun has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and warm winters, with minimal rainfall throughout the year. The annual mean temperature almost reaches 25 °C (77 °F).
Timimoun lies on the N51 national highway, a road which runs roughly west to east from the N6 (connecting to Béchar in the north and Adrar in the south) to the N1 (connecting from Ghardaïa in the north to In Salah and Tamanrasset in the south). Regional roads also lead south to Aougrout and Deldoul communes, and north to Tinerkouk, Ksar Kaddour and Ouled Said.
Timimoun is served by Timimoun Airport,[3] which is about 5km (03miles) southeast of the town.
7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 19.3% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 79.6%, and is 87.5% among males and 71.8% among females.[5]
As of 1984, the commune was composed of 32 localities:[6]
Neighbouring towns and cities