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Biskra

Northern Africa

Biskra is the main city of the Zibans region and the administrative capital of Biskra Province in Algeria. Its population was recorded as 307,987 in 2007. Located in northeastern Algeria at the edge of the Sahara Desert, it is nicknamed the Queen of the Zibans, the Door of the Desert, and the Saharan Nice, and has long served as a crossroads between cities to the north and south.

Facts
Population
204,661 1
Area (sq km)
127.55 2
Population Estimate Year
2008 2
Elevation (m)
87 2
Latitude
34.85 degrees north 2
Longitude
5.733333 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Biskra (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    204,661
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Biskra (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 34.85, longitude 5.733333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 87 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 127.55 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2008)
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Wikidata: Biskra
Wikidata Q312759, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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