Sbaa
Town and commune in Adrar, Algeria
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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.
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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 north-eastern 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.
| Climate data for Sbaa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| 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) |
24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °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) |
16.4 (61.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
16 (0.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Education
Localities
As of 1984, the commune was composed of three localities:[6]
- Sbaa
- Village socialiste
- El Guerara
