Chenachène (also written Chenachane
) is an isolated village in the
commune of
Tindouf
Tindouf ( Berber: Tinduf, ar, تندوف) is the main town, and a commune in Tindouf Province, Algeria, close to the Mauritanian, Western Saharan and Moroccan borders. The commune has population of around 160,000 but the census and population ...
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Climate
Chenachène has a
hyper-arid
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hot desert climate
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''BWh''). It is one of the driest places on earth and the hottest during summer. The average high temperature in July is , which is 0.9°C higher than
Furnace Creek,
Death Valley
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Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North Am ...
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California
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and the highest on earth (Chenachène beats nearby
Taghaza
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Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Ma ...
by 0.1°C, and
Taoudenni ar, تودني
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, also in Mali, by 0.4°C).
See also
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Furnace Creek
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Taghaza
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Taoudenni ar, تودني
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Tanezrouft
The Tanezrouft ( ar, تنزروفت) is a natural region located along the borders of Algeria and Mali, west of the Hoggar Mountains. Along with the Libyan Desert it is one of the most desolate and most arid parts of the Sahara Desert. This area h ...
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
Populated places in Tindouf Province
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