Bordj Omar Driss

Bordj Omar Driss is a town and commune in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 5,736,^[1] up from 3,547 in 1998,^[2] and an annual population growth rate of 5.0%.^[1] Its postal code is 33210 and its municipal code is 3304.

Bordj Omar Driss برج عمار إدريس
Town and Commune
Location of Bordj Omar Driss commune within Illizi Province
Bordj Omar Driss Location of Bordj Omar Driss within Algeria
Coordinates: 28°08′47″N 6°49′32″E
Country	Algeria
Province	Illizi
District	In Amenas
Government
• PMA Seats	7
Area
• Total	82,280 km2 (31,770 sq mi)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	5,736
• Density	0.070/km2 (0.18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
Postal code	33210
ONS code	3304

Geography

Map of Tassili n'Ajjer with Bordj Omar Driss north of Erg Issaouane

Bordj Omar Driss lies at an elevation of 354 metres (1,161 ft) at the south-western end of the Hamada de Tinrhert Desert, a vast rocky region of the Sahara Desert that extends eastwards into Libya. To the south of the town is an area of sand dunes, beyond which lies the mountain range Djebel Essaoui Mellene, an extension of the Tassili n'Ajjer range.

Climate

Bordj Omar Driss has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with long and extremely hot summers with averages high temperatures well above 40 °C (104 °F) during June, July and August and brief and very warm winters with averages low temperatures below 4 °C (39.2 °F) in January, the coldest month of the year as well as very little precipitation throughout the entire year as the town averages only about 25 mm of rainfall.

Climate data for Bordj Omar Driss
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	22.9 (73.2)	26.8 (80.2)	32.2 (90.0)	36.2 (97.2)	41.3 (106.3)	43.4 (110.1)	42.3 (108.1)	39.0 (102.2)	33.4 (92.1)	26.8 (80.2)	21.2 (70.2)	32.1 (89.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.5 (52.7)	14.6 (58.3)	18.4 (65.1)	23.6 (74.5)	28.1 (82.6)	33.2 (91.8)	34.5 (94.1)	33.7 (92.7)	30.9 (87.6)	25.3 (77.5)	18.5 (65.3)	13.2 (55.8)	23.8 (74.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	6.3 (43.3)	10.1 (50.2)	15.1 (59.2)	20.1 (68.2)	25.1 (77.2)	25.7 (78.3)	25.1 (77.2)	22.9 (73.2)	17.3 (63.1)	10.2 (50.4)	5.2 (41.4)	15.6 (60.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	5 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	2 (0.1)	4 (0.2)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.0)	1 (0.0)	4 (0.2)	5 (0.2)	25 (0.9)
Source: climate-data.org[3]

Transportation

A road connects Bordj Omar Driss to the N3 national highway (to Hassi Messaoud to the north and In Amenas to the east) at the village of Hassi Bel Guebour. The town in served by Bordj Omar Driss Airport.^[4]

Education

4.5% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.1% has completed secondary education.^[5] The overall literacy rate is 73.0%, and is 81.9% among males and 62.7% among females.^[6]

Localities

The commune is composed of eight localities:^[7]

• Centre de Bordj Omar Driss
• Zaouia Sidi Moussa
• Hassi Bel Guebour
• Tit
• Tinfouye
• Dayen
• Hassi Tamenkort
• Rhoud Ennous