In Belbel
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In Belbel | |
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Town | |
  In Belbel Location of InBelbel within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 27°53′16″N 1°10′7″E / 27.88778°N 1.16861°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Adrar |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 962 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
In Belbel is a town located in a small isolated oasis in the Sahara Desert of central Algeria, about 142 kilometres (88 mi) by air east of Adrar. As of 2009 it had a population of 962 people.
The village was established in the early 19th century.[1]
In 1982 the town had a population of 464,[2] which doubled until 2009, reaching 962.[1]
In the early 2000s a documentary was made in the town, Le japonais d'In Belbel, which followed the activities of a United Nations University researcher conducting field research in the area and highlighting the importance of studying such remote locations in the desert.[3]
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