| Official Name: | In Belbel |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Algeria |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of InBelbel within Algeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name: |  Algeria |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Population As Of: | 2009 |
| Population Total: | 962 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Coordinates: | 27.8878°N 1.1686°W |
In Belbel is a town located in a small isolated oasis in the Sahara Desert of central Algeria, about by air east of Adrar. As of 2009 it had a population of 962 people.
The village was established in the early 19th century.[1]
In 1982 the town had a population of 464,[2] which doubled until 2009, reaching 962.
In the early 2000s a documentary was made in the town, Le japonais d'In Belbel, which followed the activities of a United Nations University researcher conducting field research in the area and highlighting the importance of studying such remote locations in the desert.[3]
In Belbel lies at the south edge of the Tademait Plateau in the centre of the Algerian Sahara,[4] about by air and by road east of Adrar. It relies on date palm as its main agricultural resource.During times of occasional heavy rainfall, the wadis in the vicinity display a significant variety of fauna and flora.[5]
In 2005, the town had seven teachers and 140 pupils, including girls. 15 km to the east of the town is the oasis of Matrioune which also has a small school.[6]