In Ghar
Commune and town in In Salah, Algeria
In Ghar (Arabic: عين غار, lit. Cave spring) is a town and commune, coextensive with the district of In Ghar, in In Salah Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,225, up from 8,059 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.4%. Its postal code is 11210 and its municipal code is 1103.
01Geography
In Ghar lies at an elevation of 258 metres (846 ft) on a flat plain in the Sahara Desert of southern Algeria. An oasis lies to the east of the town; it is extensively used for agriculture.
02Climate
In Ghar has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, very warm winters, little to no precipitation throughout the year, as well as permanent sunshine and clear skies.
| Climate data for In Ghar (In Salah station) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
38.6 (101.5) |
44.1 (111.4) |
46.4 (115.5) |
45.5 (113.9) |
41.9 (107.4) |
35.1 (95.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.9 (71.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.2 (99.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
18.5 (65.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
3.5 (0.14) |
1.2 (0.05) |
1.6 (0.06) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.1 (0.00) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.5 (0.02) |
0.2 (0.01) |
1.2 (0.05) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2.7 (0.11) |
15.7 (0.63) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 41.3 | 35.0 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 20.8 | 17.7 | 15.6 | 16.8 | 21.9 | 29.9 | 35.8 | 41.9 | 27.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA (1964-1990) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: climatebase.ru (humidity) | |||||||||||||
03Transportation
04Education
3.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 22.5% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 84.2%, and is 91.4% among males and 76.1% among females.
05Localities
The commune is composed of eight localities:
- In Ghar
- Laksar
- Tourfine
- Chouiter
- Lahdeb
- Akbour
- Miliana
- Sebkha
- Ez Zaouia
Sources and credits
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- Ville de Inghar مدينة اينغر.jpg by Habib kaki, CC0
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