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About Hassi Messaoud

Hassi Messaoud (Arabic: or ? ) is a town in eastern Algeria. Oil was discovered here in 1956 and the town's prominence has grown rapidly since then. It is an oil refinery town named after the first well. A water well, dug in 1917, can be found on the airport side of town.

The town is served by the Oued Irara Airport which has service to London-Gatwick, Madrid, and Paris-Charles De Gaulle among others. The London-Gatwick flight, operated by British Airways, has been suspended until June 2007 for safety reasons;1 The London-Gatwick flight, operated by Jet-Air, runs on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.