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Bou Bernous | |
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Village | |
  Bou Bernous | |
| Coordinates: 27°19′11″N 2°59′1″W / 27.31972°N 2.98361°W / 27.31972; -2.98361 | |
| Country |  Algeria |
| Province | Tindouf Province |
| District | Tindouf District |
| Commune | Oum El Assel[1] |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Bou Bernous is a village in the commune of Oum El Assel,[1] in Tindouf Province, Algeria, located in a remote part of the Sahara Desert.[2] Bou Bernous is notable for having the highest officially recorded average high temperature in the world, at 47 °C or 116.6 °F.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Décret n° 84-365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 19 December 1984. p. 1562. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ "Hassi Bou Bernous, Algeria". Geonames.Org. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ Oliver, John E. (2008-04-23). Encyclopedia of World Climatology. ISBN 9781402032646.
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