In Salah

In Salah (Arabic: عين صالح) is an oasis town in central Algeria. It was once an important trade link of the trans-Saharan caravan route. Population 28,022. In Salah is home to some of Algeria's largest oil and gas reserves and plants.

Transport

Air flights via In Salah Airport connect the town with the capital Algiers and other major cities in Algeria. The Bus station of In Salah hosts buses going to the north and south. There is a hotel, a restaurant and two camping sites located in the city and surrounding area. See in salah camping.

Economy

Aside from oil and gas reserves, economic activities are mostly agricultural in nature with the main produce being fruits and vegetables. The area has an abundance of date palms.

Satellite image of In Salah - from NASA Image Exchange [[1]]. Note the oasis (bottom center) and city at the top/right of image.

Photo gallery from World66: [[2]]

Climate

The Saharan desert region of Algeria has a climate that is virtually rainless. In Salah averages less than one inch of rainfall per year. Summer temperatures are consistently high but temperatures at night fall low enough to be quite tolerable. Winter nights can be chilly and frost is by no means unknown but the days are warm and sunny.

Monthly Averages

Month	High (F/C)	Low (F/C)	Prec. (mm/Inches)
January	69 / 21	43 / 6	3 / 0.1
February	75 / 24	47 / 9	3 / 0.1
March	83 / 28	53 / 12	0 / 0.0
April	92 / 33	62 / 17	0 / 0.0
May	99 / 37	69 / 21	0 / 0.0
June	110 / 43	80 / 27	0 / 0.0
July	113 / 45	83 / 28	0 / 0.0
August	111 / 44	82 / 28	3 / 0.1
September	105 / 41	77 / 25	0 / 0.0
October	94 / 34	66 / 19	0 / 0.0
November	80 / 27	53 / 12	5 / 0.2
December	71 / 22	45 / 7	3 / 0.1