Tamanrasset
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Tamanrasset (Arabic: تمنراست , forby kent as Tamenɣest or Tamenghest, Tuareg: 
) is an oasis ceety an caipital o Tamanrasset Province in soothren Algerie, in the Ahaggar Muntains. It is the chief ceety o the Algerian Tuareg. It is locatit at 22°47′6″N 5°31′22″E / 22.78500°N 5.52278°E at an altitude o 1320 meters (4333 feet) an haes a population o 76,000 (estimate 2006) up frae unner 2,500 (in 1964).[1]
Tamanrasset wis oreeginally established as a military ootpost tae guard the trans-Saharan trade routes. Surroondit bi the barren Sahara Desert, some o the warld’s heichest kent temperatures hae been recordit here. Tamanrasset is locatit at an oasis whaur, despite the difficult climate, citrus fruits, apricots, dates, almonds, cereals, corn, an figs are grown. The Tuareg fowk are the toun’s main inhabitants. Their red hooses an the aurie’s magnificent, ruggit scenery mak Tamanrasset a popular tourist attraction durin the ceuler months. Visitors are forby drawn tae the Museum o the Hoggar, which affers mony exhibits depictin Tuareg life an cultur.[2]
When Algerie wis unner French rule, the ceety wis cried Fort Laperrine an aa.
The ceety is served bi Tamanrasset Airport an the Trans-Sahara Heich-gate.
The oasis toun is nou the steid o the Joint Military Staff Committee heidquarters for combatin Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb.[3] The fower-kintra Committee (Algerie, Mali, Niger, Mauritanie) intends tae uise Tamanrasset tae coordinate their military activity in the Pan-Sahel.[4]
Climate
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| Climate data for Tamanrasset | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record heich °C (°F) | 27.5 (81.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
29.8 (85.6) |
35.0 (95.0) |
39.1 (102.4) |
44.7 (112.5) |
47.4 (117.3) |
47.4 (117.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
34.8 (94.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
47.4 (117.3) |
| Average heich °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.9 (96.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.7 (80.0) |
| Average law °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.2 (63.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Record law °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
7.0 (44.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.9 (0.19) |
3.6 (0.14) |
5.1 (0.20) |
2.2 (0.09) |
0.7 (0.03) |
2.9 (0.11) |
11.6 (0.46) |
14.4 (0.57) |
9.0 (0.35) |
4.0 (0.16) |
0.9 (0.04) |
3.5 (0.14) |
62.8 (2.47) |
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References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "TOWN IN SAHARA: HOT, HIGH AND DRY; In Tamanrasset, Algeria's Revolution Is Far Off". The New York Times (in Inglis). 9 Februar 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 22 Mairch 2023.
- ↑ "Tamanrasset | Algeria | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 22 Mairch 2023.
- ↑ "Algeria: Three terrorists detained August 5 in Tamanrasset province". Algeria: Three terrorists detained August 5 in Tamanrasset province | Crisis24 (in Inglis). Retrieved 22 Mairch 2023.
- ↑ "Saharan states to open joint military headquarters". BBC News. 21 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 1 Mairch 2011.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]Coordinates: 22°47′06″N 5°31′22″E / 22.785°N 5.522778°E
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