Debdeb

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title: "Debdeb" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["in-amenas-district", "tuareg", "communes-of-illizi-province", "illizi-province"] description: "Border town in Illizi Province, Algeria" topic_path: "general/in-amenas-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debdeb" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Border town in Illizi Province, Algeria ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
name	Debdeb
native_name	دبدب
native_name_lang	ar
type	Commune
image_map	DZ 33 Debdeb.svg
mapsize	150px
map_caption	Location of Debdeb Commune within Illizi Province
pushpin_map	Algeria
pushpin_map_caption	Location of Debdeb within Algeria
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Algeria
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Illizi
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	In Amenas
established_title
seat_type	District seat
leader_title	PMA Seats
leader_name	7
leader_title1
leader_title2
unit_pref	Metric
area_total_km2	31537
population_footnotes
population_total	4341
population_as_of	2008
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	33220
area_code_type
area_code
blank_name_sec1	ONS code
blank_info_sec1	3303
website
::

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Debdeb is a border town and commune of In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria, situated on the country's border with Libya. It had a population of 4,341 as of the 2008 census. Located in the middle of the Sahara, Debdeb has a hot desert climate and is connected with the rest of Algeria by the N53 national highway. It was previously a frequent transit point for West African immigrants to Europe.

Geography and administration

The commune consists of seven localities: Debdeb, Aïn Sabri, Fort Saint, Stah, Merixen, Alrar Erg, and Yagous. Its postal code is 33220 and its ONS code is 3303.

Debdeb lies at an altitude of 464 m near the northern edge of the Hamada de Tinrhert, a large rocky area of the Sahara along the Algeria–Libya border. The Grand Erg Oriental, a vast area of sand dunes, lies to the north.

Debdeb borders Libya to the east; it was a frequent transit point for West African immigrants who travelled to Libya in hopes of reaching Europe by crossing the Mediterranean Sea. The influx of immigrants, along with the start of the Second Libyan Civil War, prompted the Algerian government to close the Ghadames–Debdeb border crossing with Libya in 2014. The border crossing was renovated and reopened on 12 December 2023, following the war's end three years prior.

Climate

Debdeb has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), with extremely hot summers and mild winters, and very little precipitation throughout the year.

| location = Debdeb | metric first = yes | single line = yes | width = auto | Jan high C = 17.9 | Feb high C = 20.7 | Mar high C = 25.7 | Apr high C = 31.5 | May high C = 36.0 | Jun high C = 41.5 | Jul high C = 42.6 | Aug high C = 41.6 | Sep high C = 38.2 | Oct high C = 31.9 | Nov high C = 24.3 | Dec high C = 18.9 | Jan mean C = 10.4 | Feb mean C = 12.7 | Mar mean C = 17.0 | Apr mean C = 22.3 | May mean C = 27.2 | Jun mean C = 32.0 | Jul mean C = 32.5 | Aug mean C = 32.0 | Sep mean C = 29.0 | Oct mean C = 23.4 | Nov mean C = 16.8 | Dec mean C = 11.7 | Jan low C = 2.9 | Feb low C = 4.8 | Mar low C = 8.4 | Apr low C = 13.2 | May low C = 18.5 | Jun low C = 22.5 | Jul low C = 22.4 | Aug low C = 22.4 | Sep low C = 19.8 | Oct low C = 15.0 | Nov low C = 9.4 | Dec low C = 4.5 | Jan precipitation mm = 4 | Feb precipitation mm = 4 | Mar precipitation mm = 6 | Apr precipitation mm = 4 | May precipitation mm = 2 | Jun precipitation mm = 1 | Jul precipitation mm = 0 | Aug precipitation mm = 0 | Sep precipitation mm = 1 | Oct precipitation mm = 2 | Nov precipitation mm = 3 | Dec precipitation mm = 3 | source 1 = Climate-Data.org | date=May 2013

Demographics

The 2008 census recorded a population of 4,341 in Debdeb, up from 3,212 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 3.1%--the lowest in the province.

Education

In 2011, 4.0% of the population had a tertiary education, while another 13.2% had completed secondary education. The overall literacy rate was 71.8%: 79.9% among males and 63.0% among females.

Transportation

Debdeb is on the N53 national highway, which leads north to the Libyan town of Ghadames and south to In Amenas.

References

Neighbouring towns and cities |Centre = Debdeb |North = El Borma (Ouargla) Merixen |Northeast = Ghadames (Libya) |East = Sabha (Libya) |Southeast = Ubari (Libya) |South = Ohanet In Amenas Illizi |Southwest = Bordj Omar Driss |West = Gassi Touil El Goléa (Ghardaïa) |Northwest = Ouargla Hassi Messaoud (Ouargla)

References

1. (19 December 1984). "Décret n° 84–365, fixant la composition, la consistance et les limites territoriale des communes. Wilaya d'El Oued". Journal officiel de la République Algérienne.
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6. (21 January 2023). "Enslaved: Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes". African Books Collective.
7. (8 December 2023). "After an 8-year closure, Algerian-Libyan Ghadames border crossing to reopen on 12 December". [[Libya Herald]].
8. (8 August 2023). "The Ghadames Debdeb Libya Algeria border crossing to be developed before its reopening". [[Libya Herald]].
9. "Climate data for: Debdeb".
10. "Population: Illizi Wilaya". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
11. "Algeria Communes". Statoids.
12. "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.". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
13. "Taux d'analphabétisme et taux d'alphabétisation de la population âgée de 15 ans et plus, selon le sexe et la commune de résidence .". Office National des Statistiques Algérie.
14. (July 2015). "Environmental and Social Impact Assessment – Timissit Exploration Project (Block 210) Algeria". [[Equinor]].

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