As of the 2008 census it has a population of 32,518, up from 28,022 in 1998. The village is located in the heart of the Sahara Desert region of northern Africa. Summer temperatures are consistently high as they commonly approach 50 °C.
About In Salah in brief
In Salah or officially Aïn Salah is the oasis town in central Algeria that is the capital of the In Salah Province. As of the 2008 census it has a population of 32,518, up from 28,022 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 1. 5%, the lowest in the province. The village is located in the heart of the Sahara Desert region of northern Africa. Summer temperatures are consistently high as they commonly approach 50 °C but temperatures at night fall low enough to around 30 °C. Even in early May or in late September, daytime temperatures can easily soar to 45 °C.
In Salalah experiences the same kind of desert heat as Death Valley, California during summertime. Air flights connect the town with the capital Algiers and other major cities in Algeria. The town lies at the junction of the Trans-Sahara Highway, which leads north to Ghardaïa and Algier and south to Tamanrasset, and the N52, which leads west to In Ghar and Reggane. The oasis has over 200,000 date palms. Aside from oil and gas reserves, the primary economic activities are agricultural in nature with irrigation being supplied by artesian wells.
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