Taibet اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت | |
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Commune and town | |
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  Taibet | |
| Coordinates:33°5′N6°23′E / 33.083°N 6.383°E /33.083; 6.383 | |
| 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 andcommune, and the capital ofTaibet District, inTouggourt 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 thepalm trees of itsoasis, one of many scattered oases lying betweenTouggourt andEl Oued. Beyond the oasis are thesand dunes of theGrand Erg Oriental desert.
Taibet has a hotdesert climate (Köppen climate classificationBWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
| Climate data for Taibet | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
Taibet is connected by short local roads to the N16, which connects the town toTouggourt 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the west andEl Oued 60 kilometres (37 mi) to the northeast.
4.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.5% has completed secondary education.[4] The overall literacy rate is 63.1% (second lowest in the province), and is 75.9% among males and 50.4% among females (also the second lowest in the province).[5]
The commune is composed of 17 localities:[6]
Places adjacent to Taibet | |
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Capital:Ouargla | ||
| Ouargla District | .svg) | |
| El Borma District | ||
| El Hadjira District | ||
| Hassi Messaoud District | ||
| Mégarine District | ||
| N'Goussa District | ||
| Sidi Khouïled District | ||
| Taïbet District | ||
| Témacine District | ||
| Touggourt District | ||
