Taibet
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Taibet
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| native_name = اﻟﻄﻴﺒﺎت
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| settlement_type = Commune and town
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| pushpin_map = Algeria
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}}
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Touggourt Province
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Taibet District
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| population_total = 20,174
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| timezone = CET
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| coordinates = {{coord|33|5|N|6|23|E|display=inline,title}}
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| elevation_m = 99
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Taibet is a town and commune, and the capital of Taibet District, in Touggourt Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 20,174, up from 14,322 in 1998,{{cite web|title=Algeria Communes|url=http://www.statoids.com/ydz.html|publisher=Statoids|accessdate=8 March 2013}} and a growth rate of 3.6%.{{cite web|title=Population: Ouargla Wilaya|url=http://www.ons.dz/collections/w30_p1.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=24 February 2013|language=French}}
Geography
Taibet lies at an elevation of {{convert|99|m|ft}} surrounded by the palm trees of its oasis, one of many scattered oases lying between Touggourt and El Oued. Beyond the oasis are the sand dunes of the Grand Erg Oriental desert.
Climate
Taibet has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with very hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
{{Weather box
| location = Taibet
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| Jan high C = 16.8
| Feb high C = 19.4
| Mar high C = 23.4
| Apr high C = 28.2
| May high C = 32.9
| Jun high C = 37.8
| Jul high C = 41.7
| Aug high C = 40.6
| Sep high C = 36.2
| Oct high C = 29.0
| Nov high C = 22.2
| Dec high C = 17.1
| Jan mean C = 10.2
| Feb mean C = 12.6
| Mar mean C = 16.2
| Apr mean C = 20.6
| May mean C = 25.3
| Jun mean C = 30.3
| Jul mean C = 33.4
| Aug mean C = 32.4
| Sep mean C = 28.8
| Oct mean C = 22.1
| Nov mean C = 15.7
| Dec mean C = 10.8
| Jan low C = 3.6
| Feb low C = 5.8
| Mar low C = 9.1
| Apr low C = 13.1
| May low C = 17.7
| Jun low C = 22.9
| Jul low C = 25.1
| Aug low C = 24.3
| Sep low C = 21.4
| Oct low C = 15.3
| Nov low C = 9.2
| Dec low C = 4.6
| Jan precipitation mm = 10
| Feb precipitation mm = 5
| Mar precipitation mm = 8
| Apr precipitation mm = 5
| May precipitation mm = 5
| Jun precipitation mm = 2
| Jul precipitation mm = 0
| Aug precipitation mm = 1
| Sep precipitation mm = 4
| Oct precipitation mm = 6
| Nov precipitation mm = 9
| Dec precipitation mm = 10
| source 1 = climate-data.org{{cite web|title=Climate data for: Taïbet|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/325294/|publisher=climate-data.org|accessdate=4 May 2013}}
| date=May 2013
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Transportation
Education
4.0% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 11.5% 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/w30_p6.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}} The overall literacy rate is 63.1% (second lowest in the province), and is 75.9% among males and 50.4% among females (also the second lowest in the province).{{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/w30_p10.pdf|publisher=Office National des Statistiques Algérie|accessdate=13 February 2013|language=French}}
Localities
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- Taïbet
- حي المناصرية
- Taïbet El Gueblia
- Bahdi
- Oumih Chargui
- Oumih Lemcif
- El Khoubna I
- El Khoubna II
- Matmat
- Hassi Ouled Zid
- Amiche
- Ouglet Mabrouka
- El Bania Malah Saada
- Retmia
- Dlila
- Bakar
- Djouini
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References
{{Portal|Algeria}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Taibet
|North = M'Naguer
|Northeast = El Oued
Benaceur
El Khoubna
|East =
|Southeast = Grand Erg Oriental
|South = Hassi Messaoud
|Southwest = Ouargla
|West = Touggourt
|Northwest = Oum Zebed
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{{Ouargla Province}}