In Ghar (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: عين غار, lit. ''

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spring'') is a town and commune, coextensive with the

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

of In Ghar, in In Salah Province,

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. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 11,225, up from 8,059 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 3.4%. Its postal code is 11210 and its municipal code is 1103.

Geography

In Ghar lies at an elevation of on a flat plain in the

Sahara Desert The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the list of deserts by area, third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Ar ...

of southern Algeria. An oasis lies to the east of the town; it is extensively used for

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Climate

In Ghar has a

hot desert climate The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification ''BWh'' and ''BWk'') is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation. The typically bald, rocky, or sandy surfaces in desert ...

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''BWh''), with long, extremely hot summers and short, very warm winters, little to no precipitation throughout the year, as well as permanent sunshine and clear skies.

Transportation

In Ghar lies on the northern side of the N52 national highway which connects the town to Aoulef and

Reggane Reggane (from Berber "Argan"; ) is a town and commune, and the capital of Reggane District, in Adrar Province, central Algeria. Reggane lies in the Sahara Desert near an oasis. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,402, up from 14 ...

to the west and In Salah to the east.

Education

3.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 22.5% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 84.2%, and is 91.4% among males and 76.1% among females.

Localities

The commune is composed of eight localities: *In Ghar *Laksar *Tourfine *Chouiter *Lahdeb *Akbour *Miliana *Sebkha *Ez Zaouia

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{In Salah Province Communes of In Salah Province Tuareg