El Bayadh
El Bayadh (Arabic: البيض) is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province.
El Bayadh
البيض | |
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| City of El Bayadh | |
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 Location of El Bayadh, Algeria within El Bayadh Province | |
  El Bayadh Location of El Bayadh within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′49″N 1°01′13″E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | El Bayadh |
| District | El Bayadh District |
| Government | |
| • PMA Seats | 11 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 497 km2 (192 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,347 m (4,419 ft) |
| Population (2008 Census) | |
| • Total | 85,577 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| Postal code | 32000 |
| ONS code | 3201 |
| Climate | BWk |
History
This town was known as Géryville during the French colonization of Algeria.
Geography
The Ksour Range is a mountainous area extending between Figuig and El Bayadh.[2] The record of 51.3 °C degrees, which was on 2 September 1979, is disputed.
| Climate data for El Bayadh (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.0 (86.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
51.3 (124.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
51.3 (124.3) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.4 (59.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.5 (0.96) |
18.8 (0.74) |
29.1 (1.15) |
30.5 (1.20) |
20.9 (0.82) |
14.4 (0.57) |
6.9 (0.27) |
15.8 (0.62) |
29.2 (1.15) |
34.9 (1.37) |
30.2 (1.19) |
24.5 (0.96) |
279.7 (11.01) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 47.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Mundomanz.com - Datos". www.mundomanz.com.
- "GÉOGRAPHIE MILITAIRE - LIVRE VI - ALGÉRIE et TUNISIE par le colonel NIOX - 2ème édition". aj.garcia.free.fr.
- "El Bayadh Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- "Seconde Communication Nationale de L'Algerie Sur Les Changements Climatiques a la CCNUCC" (PDF) (in French). Ministere de L'Amenagement du Territoire et de L'Environnement. 2010. p. 27. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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|---|---|---|
| Brézina District | ||
| Rogassa District | ||
| El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District | ||
| Boualem District | ||
| Bougtob District | ||
| El Bayadh District | ||
| Boussemghoun District | ||
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