Arbaouet
Arbaouet | |
|---|---|
Commune and town | |
Arbaouat Town Hall | |
Arbaouet | |
| Coordinates: 33°5′18″N 0°34′52″E / 33.08833°N 0.58111°E | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | El Bayadh Province |
| District | El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District |
| Population (2008[1]) | |
• Total | 4,321 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Arbaouet is a town and commune in El Bayadh Province, Algeria. It had a population of 4,321 in 2008.
Geography
Arbaouet is located near the Saharan Atlas Mountains, at an elevation of about 1000 m (3280 ft), about 75 km (45 mi) southwest of El Bayadh.
Climate
Arbaouet has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk). The average temperature is around 17.2°C (63°F), and the annual rainfall is approximately 135 mm.[2]
History
Arbaouet has been inhabited since at least the 17th century, as shown by the Arbaouet ksar, one of the oldest in the region, which supposedly dates back over a thousand years.[3]
According to some sources, a man named Mamaar Sidi Belalia journeyed from Tunis to propagate Sunni doctrine, and called the region Arbaouet.
References
- ^ "Figures of the 2008 census of the Algerian population, province of El Bayadh, on the site of geohive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "Climat Arbaouat: Pluviométrie et Température moyenne Arbaouat, diagramme ombrothermique pour Arbaouat". fr.climate-data.org. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ Tayeb, Nouri (2014-11-01). Histoire d' el-bayadh (in French). Lulu. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-291-22367-5. Archived from the original on 2024-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-12.