Brézina (or Brezina,

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: بريزينة) is a

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. It is the district seat of Brézina District and has a population of 8.536, which gives it 7 seats in the PMA. Its postal code is ''32170'' and its municipal code is ''3204''.

History

During

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years, it was called Brézina-El-Abiod and was united with nearby El Abiod Sidi Cheikh and had the postal code ''94105''. After the

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, on February 28 an armed group massacred 20 families,

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s and their families. On the next day, it is reported that five more people were killed than the previous estimate. As a result of the massacre, 35

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s were killed in

and

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by the

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References

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Communes of El Bayadh Province {{ElBayadh-geo-stub