Tolga, Algeria

Tolga (Arabic: طولقة) is a municipality in Biskra Province, Algeria. Located in south-east Algeria, 363km south of the capital Algiers. Tolga is well known internationally for high-quality dates (Deglet Nour). It has more than 500,000 date palm trees. Most dates produced are exported.

Coordinates: 34°43′N 5°23′E / 34.717°N 5.383°E / 34.717; 5.383

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