Beni Saf (Arabic: بني صاف) is a town in northwestern Algeria, about 80 kilometers southwest of Oran. The town was founded in 1876 as a shipping port for iron ore, which is mined just south of the town. Other products of the town include zinc, marble and onyx, and the fishing industry is extensive.
Beni Saf | |
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_location_map.svg) Location of Béni Saf within Aïn Témouchent province | |
  Beni Saf | |
| Coordinates: 35°18′N 1°23′W / 35.300°N 1.383°W | |
| Country | Algeria |
| Province | Aïn Témouchent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.3 km2 (23.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 43,802 |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
The Medgaz natural gas pipeline links Beni Saf to the Playa del Perdigal in Almería, Spain.[3]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Beni Saf (normals 1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.4 (2.38) |
42.9 (1.69) |
34.8 (1.37) |
30.4 (1.20) |
20.5 (0.81) |
4.2 (0.17) |
3.1 (0.12) |
2.7 (0.11) |
17.7 (0.70) |
36.8 (1.45) |
62.5 (2.46) |
40.2 (1.58) |
356.2 (14.04) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 43.4 |
| Source: [4] | |||||||||||||
Sources
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- ^ Site officiel de la wilaya d'Aïn Témouchent Archived March 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ALGERIA - historical demographical data of the urban centers Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sancho, Elio (4 July 2019). "Medgaz une dos continentes con la obra firmada por García Lorca". Diario de Almería.
- ^ "WMO climate normals for 1991-2020: Beni Saf" (CSV). ncei.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmosoheric Administration.
- "Beni Saf". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 October 2010.
35°18′N 1°23′W / 35.300°N 1.383°W
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