In Salah

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Commune of In Salah
بلدية عين صالح

Map of Tamanrasset Province highlighting In Salah Municipality
ONS code 1108
Postal code 11220
Province Tamanrasset
District In Salah (seat)
PMA Seats 11
Area 43 938 km² (16 965 sq mi)
Altitude 279 m (918 ft)
Population 28 022 (1998)
Density 0,63/km² (1,65/sq mi)
Time Zone Central European Time (UTC+1)

In Salah (Arabic: عين صالح) is an oasis town in central Algeria. It was once an important trade link of the trans-Saharan caravan route. Population 28 022. In Salah is home to one of Algeria's largest oil and gas reserves and plants.

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Air flights via In Salah Airport connect the town with the capital Algiers and other major cities in Algeria. The Bus station station of In Salah hosts buses going to the northern and southern directions. There is a hotel, a restaurant and two camping sites there. in salah camping.


Coordinates: 27.25° N 2.52° E