Tsabit
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Tsabit
ﺗﺴﺎﺑﻴﺖ | |
|---|---|
Town and commune | |
_location_map.svg) Location of Tsabit commune within Adrar Province | |
  Tsabit Location of Tsabit within Algeria | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′1″N 0°13′15″W / 28.35028°N 0.22083°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Adrar |
| District | Tsabit |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 14,895 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Tsabit (Arabic: ﺗﺴﺎﺑﻴﺖ) is a town and commune, and capital of Tsabit District, in Adrar Province, south-central Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,895,[1] up from 11,832 in 1998,[2] with an annual growth rate of 2.4%.[1]
The commune of Tsabit lies at an elevation of around 257 metres (843 ft) near a string of oases, at the southern end of the Gourara region of northern Adrar Province. The oases form a crescent shape; most of the villages are found on the eastern edge, while there are scattered palm trees to the west of the oasis. The area is surrounded by a mixture of rocky and sandy desert. The town of Kabertene lies across the N6 to the northeast of the main oases.
Climate
Tsabit has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with summers among the warmest in the world, and only 17 mm (0.67 in) of precipitation in the average year.
| Climate data for Brinkane, Tsabit Commune | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.9 (109.2) |
45.8 (114.4) |
44.3 (111.7) |
40.2 (104.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.5 (63.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.7 (96.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
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) |
17 (0.5) |
| Source: climate-data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
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