Hassi Messaoud (Arabic: : حسي مسعود or حاسي مسعود) 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 flights are currently operated by JetAir chartering aircraft from Monarch Airlines and runs one flight per day on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Iberworld Airlines (again charted by JetAir) run a once a day flight from Madrid, Spain on a Tuesday and Thursday with GoFast Airlines handling the Paris route.

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• The other face of Hassi Messaoud (French)

Coordinates: 31°42′N 6°03′E / 31.7°N 6.05°E / 31.7; 6.05

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