Chenachène Explained

Official Name:Chenachène
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Algeria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Algeria
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Tindouf Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tindouf District
Subdivision Type3:Commune
Subdivision Name3:Tindouf[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:26.0397°N -4.2156°W
Elevation M:380

Chenachène (also written Chenachane[2]) is an isolated village in the commune of Tindouf,[1] in Tindouf Province, Algeria.

Climate

Chenachène has a hyper-arid hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). It is one of the driest places on earth and the hottest during summer. The average high temperature in July is 48.3°C, which is 0.9°C higher than Furnace Creek, Death Valley, California and the highest on earth (Chenachène beats nearby Taghaza in Mali by 0.1°C, and Taoudenni, also in Mali, by 0.4°C).

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Neighbouring towns and cities

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued. Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 2 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130302063047/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1562.pdf . 2 March 2013 . 1562. French. 19 December 1984.
  2. Web site: Chenachane, Algeria. Geonames.Org. 11 May 2013.