Taibet
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Taibet
اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
 Journey into the Sahara near Taibet | |
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  Taibet | |
| Coordinates: 33°5′N 6°23′E / 33.083°N 6.383°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Touggourt Province |
| District | Taibet District |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 20,174 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Taibet is a town and commune, and the capital of Taibet District, in Touggourt Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,174,[1] up from 14,322 in 1998,[2] and a growth rate of 3.6%.[1]
Taibet lies at an elevation of 99 metres (325 ft) surrounded by the palm trees of its oasis, one of many scattered oases lying between Touggourt and El Oued. Beyond the oasis are the sand dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental desert.
Climate
Taibet has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
| Climate data for Taibet | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
41.7 (107.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
28.8 (83.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.5 (70.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.3 (57.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
5 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
5 (0.2) |
5 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
6 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
10 (0.4) |
65 (2.6) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
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