In Salah
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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. In Salah is located in the heart of the Sahara Desert region of northern Africa.
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, an internet cafe and two camping sites located in the city and surrounding area. See In salah camping.
Economy
Aside from oil and gas reserves, the main economic activities of In Salah come from oasis agriculture which is fed by artesian wells. The oasis has approximately 225,000 date palms. The chief produce are dates, fruits and vegetables. In-Salah is also the centre for many nomadic Tuareg.[1] The In Salah oil and gas fields are home to the In Salah Project, a major component of which includes the facility to remove CO2 from the gas produced, followed by large-scale reinjection into an underground formation.[2].
Media
Satellite image of In Salah (right)- from NASA Image Exchange. Note the oasis (bottom center) and city at the top/right of image. The dark areas in the center of the image are agricultural areas.
Photo gallery/virtual tour featuring 24 images of the In Salah area and their locations. From Panoramio[3]:
CLICK HERE
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.[4]
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 |
Historical weather records for In Salah: http://www.tutiempo.net/en/Climate/IN-SALAH/606300.htm
Notes
- ^ [1]http://lexicorient.com/e.o/in_salah.htm
- ^ http://www.co2captureandstorage.info/project_specific.php?project_id=71
- ^ [http://www.panoramio.com/
- ^ The Times Books World Weather Guide, E.A Pearce and C.G. Smith, TIMES BOOKS, The New York Times Book Co., Inc.