When a formerly covered location at the back of the dune once again becomes free, it is established who the past owners were and the building is restored and moved into by relatives.

[citation needed] Four red or violet clay brick ksur (walled towns) are in the oasis, each having its own citadel.

Thereby, the solar irradiation is among the highest found on the planet and the annual sunshine duration is estimated between 3,700 h and 4,000 h. In Salah is often quoted as one of the hottest spots worldwide.

With Adrar and Reggane, In Salah forms the "Triangle of Fire" as local inhabitants say due to the extreme desert heat that bakes the region from May to September.

[8] Air flights via In Salah Airport connect the town with the capital Algiers and other major cities in Algeria.

Aside from oil and gas reserves, the primary economic activities of In Salah are agricultural in nature with irrigation being supplied by artesian wells.

Fruit and vegetable gardens, as well as palm groves, flank the village on its southern and western edges.

In Salah Gas, a joint venture between Sonatrach, BP and Statoil today announced the start-up of its Southern Fields project.