El Menia
El Menia
المنيعة | |
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Communeand town | |
 View of El Menia | |
 Location of El Menia commune within Ghardaïa Province | |
  El Menia Location of El Menia within Algeria | |
| Coordinates:30°35′N2°53′E/ 30.583°N 2.883°E | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Ghardaïa Province |
| District | El Ménia District |
| Elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
| • Total | 40,195 |
| Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
El Menia(Arabic:المنيعة) is anoasistown andcommune,and capital ofEl Ménia District,inGhardaïa Province,Algeria.The former name isEl Goléa(Arabic:القليعة); together in Arabic, the two names meanImpregnable Castle.[2]According to the 2008 census it has a population of 40,195,[1]up from 28,848 in 1998,[3]with an annual growth rate of 3.4%.[1]The area is inhabited by theZenete Berbers.El Menia oasis grows many agricultural products. The grave of the French priestCharles de Foucauldis located in the town.
Geography[edit]
El Menia is located almost at the center ofAlgeria,lying at the eastern border of theGrand Erg Occidentalat an elevation of 380 metres (1,250 ft). The town is a gateway to the Sahara in the south, and has an estimated 180,000 palm trees within the oasis area.[citation needed]The oasis itself lies beneath an escarpment rising up to 200 metres (660 ft) above. Some of the largest continuous areas of Saharan sand dunes begin just a few kilometres to the west of the oasis.
Climate[edit]
El Menia has ahot desert climate(Köppen climate classificationBWh), with long, extremely hot summers and short, warm winters. There is very little rain throughout the year, and summers are especially dry. Summer daytime temperatures are known to consistently approach 45 °C (113.0 °F). The sky is clear throughout the year and sunny, bright days are guaranteed. On July 7, 2021, the record high temperature of 49.1 °C (120.4 °F) was registered.[4]
| Climate data for El Menia (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.0 (62.6) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.9 (107.4) |
41.4 (106.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.2 (64.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
22.2 (71.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 4.8 (0.19) |
1.3 (0.05) |
7.2 (0.28) |
1.6 (0.06) |
4.7 (0.19) |
0.3 (0.01) |
0.2 (0.01) |
0.4 (0.02) |
4.3 (0.17) |
4.9 (0.19) |
4.0 (0.16) |
2.3 (0.09) |
36 (1.42) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 1.0 mm) | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| Source: Meteo-Climat[5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation[edit]
El Menia has good road connections along the N1 highway toGhardaïato the north andIn Salahto the south.El Golea Airportis located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of the town's center.
Education[edit]
6.9% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 17.3% has completed secondary education.[6]The overall literacy rate is 81.4%, and is 85.4% among males and 77.2% among females.[7]
Localities[edit]
The commune of El Menia is composed of 12 localities:[8]
- Centre-ville
- Taghit
- Belbachir
- Hoffrat El Abbas
- Vieux Ksar
- Badriane
- Belaïd
- Zouitel
- Ouled Zid
- Tin Bouzid
- Ksar Belkacem
- Ouled Feradj
References[edit]
- ^abc"Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya"(PDF)(in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 May 2013.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^.Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. VIII (9th ed.). 1878. p. 133.
- ^"Algeria Communes".Statoids.Retrieved9 March2013.
- ^"60590: El Golea (Algeria)".ogimet.com.OGIMET.7 July 2021.Retrieved8 July2021.
- ^"moyennes 1981/2010".Meteo-Climat-Bhz.Retrieved17 February2016.
- ^"Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence"(PDF)(in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 May 2013.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^"Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence"(PDF)(in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 May 2013.Retrieved13 February2013.
- ^"Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued"(PDF)(in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1579. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-04-12.Retrieved2 March2013.
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