El Bayadh

El Bayadh
البيض
city
City of El Bayadh

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 / 33.68028°N 1.02028°E / 33.68028; 1.02028Coordinates: 33°40′49″N 1°01′13″E / 33.68028°N 1.02028°E / 33.68028; 1.02028
Country  Algeria
Province El Bayadh
District El Bayadh District
Government
 • PMA Seats 11
Area
 • Total 497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 1,347 m (4,419 ft)
Population (1998)
 • Total 64,632
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
Postal code 32000
ONS code 3201
Climate BSk

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

Climate data for El Bayadh
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) — — — — — — — — 51.3
(124.3)		 — — — 51.3
(124.3)
Source: [3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mundomanz.com/meteo_p/pr_data?ind=60550
  2. ↑ Montagnes des Ksour - Géographie militaire
  3. ↑ "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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