El Bayadh () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
of
Algeria
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. It is the capital of
El Bayadh Province. This town was known as ''Géryville'' during the
French colonization of Algeria.
Geography
The
Ksour Range is a
mountainous
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher th ...
area extending between
Figuig and El Bayadh.
The record of 51.3 °C degrees, which was on 2 September 1979, is disputed.
References
Communes of El Bayadh Province
Province seats of Algeria
Algeria
El Bayadh Province
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