In Amenas

In Amenas has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh). Summers are long and very hot with average high temperatures over {{Convert|40|C}} during June, July and August. Winters remain warm and brief at daytime but nights can be quite cold, with average low temperatures below {{Convert|4|C}} during January, the coolest month of the year. In Amenas averages annual rainfall of only {{Convert|23.2|mm|abbr=on}} as the town is located within the large central hyperarid core of the Sahara Desert. The sky is always clear over In Amenas throughout the year and the relative humidity is very low, especially during summer months.

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{{Weather box

|location = In Amenas (1991-2020)

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 32.6

|Feb record high C = 36.0

|Mar record high C = 37.8

|Apr record high C = 43.7

|May record high C = 44.4

|Jun record high C = 46.3

|Jul record high C = 47.6

|Aug record high C = 46.1

|Sep record high C = 43.6

|Oct record high C = 40.6

|Nov record high C = 37.4

|Dec record high C = 31.3

|Jan high C = 17.1

|Feb high C = 21.0

|Mar high C = 25.3

|Apr high C = 32.7

|May high C = 35.9

|Jun high C = 40.8

|Jul high C = 41.9

|Aug high C = 41.2

|Sep high C = 39.4

|Oct high C = 33.7

|Nov high C = 25.2

|Dec high C = 18.4

| Jan mean C = 10.8

| Feb mean C = 13.2

| Mar mean C = 18.0

| Apr mean C = 23.4

| May mean C = 28.2

| Jun mean C = 31.9

| Jul mean C = 32.6

| Aug mean C = 32.2

| Sep mean C = 30.2

| Oct mean C = 24.5

| Nov mean C = 17.4

| Dec mean C = 12.1

| year mean C = 22.9

| Jan low C = 3.3

| Feb low C = 5.5

| Mar low C = 10.0

| Apr low C = 15.4

| May low C = 20.4

| Jun low C = 24.0

| Jul low C = 24.4

| Aug low C = 24.4

| Sep low C = 22.6

| Oct low C = 17.1

| Nov low C = 9.9

| Dec low C = 5.0

| year low C = 15.2

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 1.7

| Feb precipitation mm = 1.3

| Mar precipitation mm = 4.1

| Apr precipitation mm = 3.0

| May precipitation mm = 2.0

| Jun precipitation mm = 0.8

| Jul precipitation mm = 0.0

| Aug precipitation mm = 0.2

| Sep precipitation mm = 1.3

| Oct precipitation mm = 4.1

| Nov precipitation mm = 2.8

| Dec precipitation mm = 1.0

| year precipitation mm = 22.3

| unit precipitation days = 1 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 0.4

| Feb precipitation days = 0.3

| Mar precipitation days = 0.7

| Apr precipitation days = 0.5

| May precipitation days = 0.6

| Jun precipitation days = 0.2

| Jul precipitation days = 0.0

| Aug precipitation days = 0.1

| Sep precipitation days = 0.4

| Oct precipitation days = 0.9

| Nov precipitation days = 0.2

| Dec precipitation days = 0.3

| year precipitation days = 4.6

|Jan humidity = 47.7

|Feb humidity = 42.5

|Mar humidity = 33.1

|Apr humidity = 28.5

|May humidity = 25.2

|Jun humidity = 23.1

|Jul humidity = 21.0

|Aug humidity = 24.0

|Sep humidity = 27.8

|Oct humidity = 37.8

|Nov humidity = 40.1

|Dec humidity = 47.1

| Jan sun = 262.1

| Feb sun = 251.5

| Mar sun = 279.6

| May sun = 288.2

| Jun sun = 307.0

| Jul sun = 363.1

| Aug sun = 350.9

| Sep sun = 293.1

| Oct sun = 282.2

| Nov sun = 258.2

| Dec sun = 232.8

|source 1 = NOAA,{{cite web

| url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Algeria/CSV/InAmenas_60611.csv.csv

| title = In Amenas Climate Normals 1991–2020

| work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = 28 September 2023}} climatebase.ru (extremes, humidity){{cite web

|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/60611/?lang=en

|title=In Amenas, Algeria

|publisher=Climatebase.ru

|access-date=17 May 2013}}

|source 2 = en.climatedata.org (averages max temperatures){{cite web

|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/766867/

|title=Climate Data For In Amenas, Algeria

|publisher=Climatedata.org

|access-date=17 May 2013}}

|date=March 2013}}

It is served by In Amenas Airport{{cite web|title=In Aménas Airport|url=http://www.ourairports.com/airports/DAUZ/|publisher=OurAirports|access-date=17 May 2013}} with Air Algérie flights to Algiers, Hassi Messaoud, Oran and Ouargla and Tassili Airlines flights to Adrar, El Golea, El Oued, In Salah, Tébessa and Touggourt.

In Amenas is the starting point of the In Amenas-Haoud El Hamra oil pipeline and the In Amenas-Hassi Messaoud gas pipeline.{{cite web |url=http://theodora.com/pipelines/north_africa_oil_gas_products_pipelines_map.html |title=North Africa Pipelines map - Crude Oil (petroleum) pipelines - Natural Gas pipelines - Products pipelines |publisher=Theodora.com |access-date=2013-01-19}}

The natural gas joint development project (known as the In Amenas Gas Project) which includes four primary gas fields plus the gathering and processing facilities in Tiguentourine, {{convert|25|km|mi}} outside the town, was commissioned in 2006.Andrew Callus: [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-algeria-kidnap-base-idUSBRE90F1HJ20130116 "Desert site is home to kidnapped foreign gas workers"] Reuters, 16 January 2013 The project is operated by Sonatrach, BP, and Statoil.Maiken Ree for NTB: [http://www.tu.no/olje-gass/2013/01/16/statoil-anlegg-angrepet-i-algerie Statoil-anlegg angrepet i Algerie] (in Norwegian) Teknisk Ukeblad, 16 January 2013 Zarzaitine is one of the notable sites Sonatrach is operating in the area.

In January 2013, the Tigantourine gas facility was attacked by Islamist militants. At least 39 foreign hostages, along with an Algerian security guard, were killed when the facility was stormed after a four day stand-off.{{cite news|title=Algeria details the deaths at In Amenas siege|url=http://www.euronews.com/2013/01/21/algeria-details-the-deaths-at-in-amenas-siege/|access-date=15 April 2021|newspaper=Euronews|date=21 January 2013|archive-date=24 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124055253/http://www.euronews.com/2013/01/21/algeria-details-the-deaths-at-in-amenas-siege/|url-status=dead}} A total of 685 Algerian workers and 107 foreigners were freed.

{{cite news|title=Bloody Algeria hostage crisis ends after 'final' assault, officials say|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/01/19/world/africa/algeria-hostage-crisis/index.html|access-date=15 April 2021|publisher=CNN|date=19 January 2013|author=Laura Smith-Spark|author2=Joe Sterling}}

It was one of many attacks in the Maghreb carried out by Islamist groups since 2002.

7.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 16.9% has completed secondary education.{{cite web|title=Structure relative de la population résidente des ménages ordinaires et collectifs âgée de 6 ans et plus selon le niveau d'instruction et la commune de résidence. |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w33_p6.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |access-date=13 February 2013 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113185016/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w33_p6.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2011 }} The overall literacy rate is 80.0%, and is 85.0% among males and 72.8% among females.{{cite web|title=Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence . |url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w33_p10.pdf |publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie |access-date=16 May 2013 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113193000/http://www.ons.dz/collections/w33_p10.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2011 }}

The commune is composed of eight localities:{{cite web|title=Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'Illizi |url=http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1554.pdf |publisher=Journal officiel de la République Algérienne |access-date=2 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022151349/http://www.joradp.dz/JO8499/1984/067/FP1554.pdf |archive-date=22 October 2013 |page=1554 |language=fr |date=19 December 1984 |url-status=dead }}

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• Centre CIS
• Zone Industrielle
• Zarzaitine
• Edjeleh
• Elhadeb
• Larache
• Saut du Mouflon
• Ohanet

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{{Portal|Algeria}}

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{{Geographic location

|Centre = In Amenas

|North = Debdeb

|Northeast =

|East = Zarzaitine

|Southeast = Edjeleh
Ubari (Libya)

|South = Tarat
Djanet

|Southwest = Illizi

|West = Bordj Omar Driss

|Northwest = Ouargla
Hassi Messaoud (Ouargla)
Ohanet

}}

{{Illizi Province}}

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Category:In Amenas District

Category:Communes of Illizi Province