What is "tamacine"

Tamacine (sometimes written Témacine, and referred to by some Westerners into the early 20th century as Temassinin) is a town and commune, and capital of Témacine District, in Ouargla Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,067, up from 15,933 in 1998, and an annual growth rate of 2.4%. It is around south of Touggourt. The Tugurt language is spoken by some residents of Tamacine.