Bordj Omar Driss is a town and

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In Amenas District In Amenas is a district in Illizi Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, In Amenas. As of the 2008 census it is the largest district in the province by area and second-largest by population (after Djanet District). Municipalities The ...

, Illizi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 5,736, up from 3,547 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 5.0%. Its postal code is 33210 and its municipal code is 3304.

Geography

Bordj Omar Driss lies at an elevation of at the south-western end of the Hamada de Tinrhert Desert, a vast rocky region of the

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that extends eastwards into

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. To the south of the town is an area of sand dunes, beyond which lies the

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Djebel Essaoui Mellene, an extension of the

Tassili n'Ajjer Tassili n'Ajjer ( Berber: ''Tassili n Ajjer'', ar, طاسيلي ناجر; "Plateau of rivers") is a national park in the Sahara desert, located on a vast plateau in southeastern Algeria. Having one of the most important groupings of prehistoric ...

range.

Climate

Bordj Omar Driss has a

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(

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''BWh''), with long and extremely hot summers with averages high temperatures well above 40 °C (104 °F) during June, July and August and brief and very warm winters with averages low temperatures below 4 °C (39.2 °F) in January, the coldest month of the year as well as very little precipitation throughout the entire year as the town averages only about 25 mm of rainfall.

Transportation

A road connects Bordj Omar Driss to the N3 national highway (to

Hassi Messaoud Hassi Messaoud ( ar, حاسي مسعود) is a town in Ouargla Province, eastern Algeria, located southeast of Ouargla. As of 2008 it had a population of 45,147 people, up from 40,360 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 1.1%, the lowe ...

to the north and

In Amenas In Amenas (, ''‘In ’Amanās'') is a town and commune in eastern Algeria, bordering with Libya. The town is located west of the border. There is no border crossing in the area. The municipality had 7,385 inhabitants in 2008, up from 5.302 in ...

to the east) at the village of

Hassi Bel Guebour Hassi Bel Guebour (also written Hassi Bel Guebbor) is a village in the commune of Bordj Omar Driss, in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption ...

. The town in served by

Bordj Omar Driss Airport Bordj Omar Driss Airport is a public use airport located near Bordj Omar Driss, Illizi, Algeria. See also *List of airports in Algeria This is a list of airports in Algeria, grouped by type and sorted by location. Algeria, officially known as ...

Education

4.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.1% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 73.0%, and is 81.9% among males and 62.7% among females.

Localities

The commune is composed of eight localities: *Centre de Bordj Omar Driss *

Zaouia Sidi Moussa Zaouia Sidi Moussa is a village, and religious center, in the commune of Bordj Omar Driss, in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption ...

*Tit *Tinfouye *Dayen *Hassi Tamenkort *Rhoud Ennous

References

Neighbouring towns and cities

{{Authority control In Amenas District Tuareg Communes of Illizi Province