Coordinates: 33°40′49″N 1°01′13″E / 33.68028°N 1.02028°E / 33.68028; 1.02028

El Bayadh

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El Bayadh
البيض
City of El Bayadh
View to El Nour mosque in El Bayadh
View to El Nour mosque in El Bayadh
Location of El Bayadh, Algeria within El Bayadh Province
Location of El Bayadh, Algeria within El Bayadh Province
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Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Bayadh
DistrictEl Bayadh District
Government
 • PMA Seats11
Area
 • Total
497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation1,347 m (4,419 ft)
Population
 (2008 Census)
 • Total
85,577
 • Density172/km2 (446/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal code
32000
ONS code3201
ClimateBWk

El Bayadh (Arabic: البيض) is a municipality of Algeria. It is the capital of El Bayadh Province.

History

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This town was known as Géryville during the French colonization of Algeria.

Geography

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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)
39.3
(102.7)
31.4
(88.5)
26.2
(79.2)
23.8
(74.8)
40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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

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