The Saoura () is a valley in southwestern
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
. It is formed by the
wadi known as
Oued Saoura, formed from the confluence of the
Oued Guir and
Oued Zouzfana at
Igli.
[]] From Igli it runs through
Béchar Province
Béchar () is a Provinces of Algeria, province ''(Wilayah, wilaya)'' in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara. It is the second least-densely populated province in Algeria, with a population of 353591 ...
past the towns of
Béni Abbès,
Tamtert,
El Ouata,
Béni Ikhlef,
Kerzaz,
Timoudi,
Ouled Khoudir, and
Ksabi then passes under the N6 highway before reaching the
endorheic
An endorheic basin ( ; also endoreic basin and endorreic basin) is a drainage basin that normally retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water (e.g. rivers and oceans); instead, the water drainage flows into permanent ...
lake
Sebkhel el Melah. From 1962 to 1974 it was the name of a
wilaya (province) covering present-day
Béchar Province
Béchar () is a Provinces of Algeria, province ''(Wilayah, wilaya)'' in Algeria, located on the border with Morocco in the Algerian Desert, Algerian Sahara. It is the second least-densely populated province in Algeria, with a population of 353591 ...
,
Tindouf Province and
Adrar Province.
References
Valleys of Algeria
Geography of Béchar Province
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