- Reggane
Reggane ( _ar. رقان) is a town in the
Adrar Province of centralAlgeria , in the Sahara Desert. It is the southernmost town of theTuat .In the proximity of Reggane at 26°43' northern
latitude and 0°17 ' eastern length there was until1965 arocket launching site where numerous civilian and military ballistic rockets were launched. France conducted 4 nuclear tests in the vicinity of Reggane in 1960 and 1961, before Algerian independence. [http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/nuclear/tests/FR-ntests1.html]Berber tribes and people live in and around Reggane.
Reggane is the last town on the
Tanezrouft Track heading south across theSahara toMali . Customs and police inspection here are mandatory before crossing theSahara .Amzeglouf lies approximately 40 km north of the town.
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Gerboise Bleue - France's first nuclear bomb, tested at RegganeExternal links
* [http://www.astronautix.com/sites/reggane.htm Reggane Chronology and Launch Log]
* [http://www.transafrica.fr/pages/algerie.htm Description of Reggane and the Tanezrouft Track (in French)]
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