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.
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El Bayadh
البيض | |
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city | |
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 | |
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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 |
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 | |||||||||||||
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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] |
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Chellala District | ![]() | |
Brézina District | ||
Rogassa District | ||
El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District | ||
Boualem District |
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Bougtob District | ||
El Bayadh District | ||
Boussemghoun District |
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