What is In Salah?
{{coord|27|11|42|N|2|29|0|E|type:city|display=title}} {{Infobox settlement | name = In Salah | native_name = {{lang|ar|عين صالح}} | settlement_type = Town and Commune | image_skyline = | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Algeria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Algeria}} | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Tamanrasset | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = In Salah | established_title = Founded | established_date = 17th century | area_total_km2 = 11750 | population_total = 32,518 | population_as_of = 2008 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | coordinates = {{coord|27|11|42|N|2|29|0|E|type:city}} | website = | official_name = Aïn Salah | elevation_m = 293 }} '''In Salah''' or '''Aïn Salah''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: {{lang|ar|عين صالح}}) is a town in southern [[Algeria]], located in the [[Sahara|Sahara desert]], about {{convert|1300|km|adj=off}} away from the capital city, [[Algiers]]. The town has more than 22,000 people living there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In Salah (Commune, Tamanrasset, Algeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/algeria/admin/tamanrasset/1108__in_salah/|access-date=2023-04-13|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> It was founded in the 17th century and used to be a trade center for the [[Tuareg people]] who moved around. It was an important stopover for caravans carrying goods like