El Atteuf (Arabic: العطف) is a town and commune in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria.

[1] It is located in the M'zab valley about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Ghardaïa, the provincial capital.

El Atteuf lies on the banks of the Wadi Mzab, an intermittent river in the M'zab valley, downstream of Ghardaïa.

The area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

[6] The commune of El Atteuf is composed of four localities:[7]