Béni Abbès is a

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Béchar Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth ...

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. It was named after its capital,

Béni Abbès Béni Abbès ( ar, بني عباس), also known as the ''Pearl of the Saoura'', and also as the ''White Oasis'', is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, far from the provincial capital Béchar, and from Algiers. ...

. According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 12,134 inhabitants. The population lives almost exclusively on the banks of the Oued Saoura; to the northeast is the uninhabited Grand Erg Occidental, while to the southwest is the rocky

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and the mountainous Ougarta Range. The N6 is the main road through the district, running from northwest to southeast.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 2

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* Tamtert

References

Districts of Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub