El Atteuf
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El Atteuf (Arabic:العطف) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,752, up from 12,713 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.5%. It is located in the M'zab valley about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Ghardaïa, the provincial capital.