Tsabit ( ar, ﺗﺴﺎﺑﻴﺖ) is a town and
commune, and capital of
Tsabit District
Tsabit District is a district of Adrar Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 17,207.
Communes
The district is further divided into 2 communes:
*Tsabit
Tsabit ( ar, ﺗﺴﺎﺑﻴﺖ) is a town and commune, and ...
, in
Adrar Province, south-central
Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 14,895,
up from 11,832 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.4%.
Geography
The commune of Tsabit lies at an elevation of around near a string of
oases
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, at the southern end of the
Gourara region of northern
Adrar Province. The oases form a crescent shape; most of the villages are found on the eastern edge, while there are scattered palm trees to the west of the oasis. The area is surrounded by a mixture of rocky and sandy desert. The town of
Kabertene lies across the N6 to the northeast of the main oases.
Climate
Tsabit has a hot
desert climate (
Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with summers among the warmest in the world, and only of
precipitation in the average year.
Transportation
Tsabit lies just to the west of the N6 national highway that leads north to
Béchar and south to
Adrar. It is connected to the N6 highway by two local roads.
Education
3.2% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 9.2% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 68.6%, and is 82.5% among males and 54.6% among females.
Localities
As of 1984, the commune was composed of 12 localities:
*
Ben Talah
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*Ghabet Moulay Ali
*Ksabi
*El Habla
*
El Maïz
*
Oujlane
*Laayad
*Hammad
*Amor
*
Brinkene
*
Araine er Râs
*
Kabertene
References
Neighbouring towns and cities
{{Adrar Province
Communes of Adrar Province