El Bayadh

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.

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 km^2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation ^[1]	1,347 m (4,419 ft)
Population  (2008 Census)
• Total	85,577
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal code	32000
ONS code	3201
Climate	BWk

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
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

•  Algeria portal

1. "Mundomanz.com - Datos". www.mundomanz.com.
2. "GÉOGRAPHIE MILITAIRE - LIVRE VI - ALGÉRIE et TUNISIE par le colonel NIOX - 2ème édition". aj.garcia.free.fr.
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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