Khenchela
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| Khenchela خنشلة | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Commune of Khenchela | |
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  Khenchela | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′N 7°8′E / 35.417°N 7.133°ECoordinates: 35°25′N 7°8′E / 35.417°N 7.133°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Province | Khenchela (seat) |
| District | Khenchela (coextensive) |
| Government | |
| • PMA Seats | 33 |
| Elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (1996) | |
| • Total | 117,000 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| Postal code | 40000 |
| ONS code | 4001 |
Khenchela ancient Mascula (in Arabic خنشلة; Tifinagh: 
) is the name of the capital city of the administrative Khenchela Province (Wilaya), number 40, in the north east of Algeria. Situated in the Aures Mountains, 1200 m above sea level. The city is mainly populated by Berber Chaouis.
Geography
Climate
Located in the Aurès Mountains (part of the Atlas Mountains), at 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above sea level, Khenchela has a cool Mediterranean climate, with an average annual precipitation of 446 millimetres (17.6 in). Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with the possibility of snowfall. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification as Csb.
This is one of the coldest cities in Algeria.
| Climate data for Khenchela | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.9 (57) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
19.04 (66.29) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.1 (52) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.8 (46) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.22 (43.2) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.69) |
44 (1.73) |
63 (2.48) |
40 (1.57) |
49 (1.93) |
25 (0.98) |
12 (0.47) |
17 (0.67) |
32 (1.26) |
37 (1.46) |
46 (1.81) |
38 (1.5) |
446 (17.55) |
| Source: Climate-data.org[1] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Climate: Khenchela". Retrieved 02 September 2013.
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