Sebaa
Geography
The town of Sbaa and the nearby village of El Guerara lie at the very southern end of the Gourara region, an area in northern Adrar Province with many scattered oases. The town itself lies on the eastern and north-eastern sides of a small oasis.
An oil refinery lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the east of Sbaa.
Climate
Sbaa has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.
| Climate data for Sbaa | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.7 (90.9) |
36.7 (98.1) |
42.9 (109.2) |
45.8 (114.4) |
44.2 (111.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
17.0 (62.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
34.2 (93.6) |
36.9 (98.4) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
24.3 (75.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.4 (61.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.0) |
1 (0.0) |
3 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
2 (0.1) |
16 (0.4) |
| Source: climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Sbaa lies on the N6 national highway along with the village of El Guerara 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south. The N6 highway leads north to Béchar and south to Adrar.
Education
2.4% of the population has a tertiary education, and another 15.8% has completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate is 78.8%, and is 85.5% among males and 71.4% among females.
Localities
As of 1984, the commune was composed of three localities:
- Sbaa
- Village socialiste
- El Guerara