Amguid
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|settlement_type = Village
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Tamanrasset Province
|subdivision_type2 = District
|subdivision_name2 = Tazrouk District
|subdivision_type3 = Commune
|subdivision_name3 = Idlès{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1496.pdf |publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |accessdate=6 June 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150505040821/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1496.pdf |archivedate=5 May 2015 |page=1496 |language=French |date=19 December 1984 |url-status=dead }}
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|elevation_m = 600
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Amguid is a village in the commune of Idlès, in Tazrouk District, Tamanrasset Province, Algeria. It is located in the remote north-eastern part of the province, about {{convert|400|km|mi}} north of Tamanrasset and {{convert|310|km|mi}} west of Illizi.{{cite web|title=Amguid, Algeria|url=http://www.geonames.org/2507189/amguid.html|publisher=Geonames.org|accessdate=25 June 2013}}{{cite web|title=U.S. Army Map Service: Sahara|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/africa/txu-oclc-6589746-07.jpg|publisher=University of Texas Libraries|accessdate=25 June 2013}}
Climate
Amguid has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
Amguid crater
The Village of Amguid is the namesake for the nearby Amguid crater. The Amguid crater is considered one of the best preserved impact craters. It is also one of the most inaccessible. {{Weather box
| location = Amguid
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| width = auto
| Jan high C = 20.1
| Feb high C = 23.4
| Mar high C = 27.4
| Apr high C = 32.2
| May high C = 36.1
| Jun high C = 40.8
| Jul high C = 42.2
| Aug high C = 41.1
| Sep high C = 38.5
| Oct high C = 33.3
| Nov high C = 27.0
| Dec high C = 21.8
| Jan mean C = 12.3
| Feb mean C = 15.3
| Mar mean C = 19.2
| Apr mean C = 23.9
| May mean C = 28.2
| Jun mean C = 33.0
| Jul mean C = 34.2
| Aug mean C = 33.3
| Sep mean C = 30.9
| Oct mean C = 25.5
| Nov mean C = 19.1
| Dec mean C = 14.0
| Jan low C = 4.6
| Feb low C = 7.2
| Mar low C = 11.0
| Apr low C = 15.7
| May low C = 20.4
| Jun low C = 25.3
| Jul low C = 26.2
| Aug low C = 25.6
| Sep low C = 23.3
| Oct low C = 17.8
| Nov low C = 11.3
| Dec low C = 6.3
| Jan precipitation mm = 3
| Feb precipitation mm = 1
| Mar precipitation mm = 2
| Apr precipitation mm = 2
| May precipitation mm = 1
| Jun precipitation mm = 1
| Jul precipitation mm = 0
| Aug precipitation mm = 1
| Sep precipitation mm = 1
| Oct precipitation mm = 1
| Nov precipitation mm = 2
| Dec precipitation mm = 4
| source 1 = climate-data.org{{cite web|title=Climate data for: Amguid|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/332483/|publisher=climate-data.org|accessdate=25 June 2013}}
| date=June 2013}}
References
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Amguid
|North = Ouargla
|Northeast = Bordj Omar Driss (Illizi)
|East = Illizi
|Southeast = Bordj El Houasse (Illizi)
|South = Idlès
Tamanrasset
|Southwest = Arak
|Northwest = El Goléa (Ghardaïa)
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{{Tamanrasset Province}}