Iherir
Iherir | |
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Iherir (also written Ihrir) is a village in the commune of Bordj El Houasse,[1] in Djanet District, Illizi Province, Algeria. It is in a river valley (wadi) named Oued Iherir[3] near the center of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range, 121 kilometres (75 mi) south of the provincial capital Illizi.[4] The area has been populated since Neolithic times; the population living in the valley (including a village to the southeast called Idarane[2]) has been continuously over 1000 during the 20th century.[3]
Geography
Iherir is located at an elevation of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) above sea level. Its valley is an
The gueltas near Iherir are flanked by
Climate
Iherir has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year. Rainfall is very erratic, with as much as 150 millimetres (5.9 in) falling locally in some years due storms resulting from the temporary extension of the Intertropical Convergence Zone into the area. When rain does fall, water may flow continuously in Oued Iherir for as long as six months. Snow has been recorded several times on the highest nearby mountains.[3]
| Climate data for Iherir | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.1 (66.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
39 (102) |
38.8 (101.8) |
38.1 (100.6) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.7 (53.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.6 (56.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
5 (0.2) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
24 (0.8) |
| Source: climate-data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The local economy is centered on
Transportation
There are no paved roads to the town, which is accessible only by rough tracks. The main track leads south to the N3 national highway between Illizi and Bordj El Houasse.
References
- ^ a b "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1554. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Iherir". Forbidden Sahara. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ ISBN 2880329493. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Iherir, Algeria". Geonames.org. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ Wetlands in Arab states Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Climate data for: Ihrir". climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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