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 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
Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Bayadh
DistrictEl Bayadh District
Government
  PMA Seats11
Area
  Total497 km2 (192 sq mi)
Elevation1,347 m (4,419 ft)
Population
 (2008 Census)
  Total85,577
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01 (CET)
Postal code
32000
ONS code3201
ClimateBWk

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. "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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