Sbaa
Sbaa اﻟﺴﺒﻊ |
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Town and commune | |
Location of Sbaa commune within Adrar Province Location of Sbaa commune within Adrar Province |
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Location of Sbaa within Algeria | |
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Country | Algeria |
Province | Adrar |
District | Tsabit |
Elevation | 264 m (866 ft) |
Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 2,312 |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
Sbaa (Arabic: اﻟﺴﺒﻊ) is a town and commune in Tsabit District, Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 2,312,[1] up from 1,989 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 1.5%,[1] making it the least populated commune in the province.
Geography
The town of Sbaa and the nearby village of El Guerara lie at the very southern end of the Gourara region, an area in northern Adrar Province with many scattered oases. The town itself lies on the eastern and northeastern sides of a small oasis.
An oil refinery lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Sbaa.
Climate
Sbaa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.9 (109.2) |
45.8 (114.4) |
44.2 (111.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
32.36 (90.25) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
24.33 (75.81) |
Average low °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.36 (61.44) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.04) |
1 (0.04) |
3 (0.12) |
2 (0.08) |
2 (0.08) |
16 (0.64) |
Source: climate-data.org[3] |
Transportation
Sbaa lies on the N6 national highway along with the village of El Guerara 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. The N6 highway leads north to Béchar and south to Adrar.
Education
2.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.8% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 78.8%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.[5]
Localities
As of 1984, the commune was composed of three localities:[6]
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- Sbaa
- Village socialiste
- El Guerara
References
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Béchar Ben Talah |
Naâma Metarfa Kabertene |
Ghardaïa Aougrout Oufrane |
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Tindouf Bou Bernous (Tindouf) |
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Bouda | El Guerara Adrar, Algeria |
Timokten Tamanrasset |