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Béchar 

(formerly Colomb-Béchar), a city in western Algeria; administrative center of the wilaya of Saoura. Population, about 30,000 (1965). Béchar is a rail and highway junction, and it has an airport. It is the center of a mining region. The coal fields of Kenadsa and Abadía (where almost 16,000 tons was mined in 1969), the magnesium mine of Guettara, and the iron mine of Ogarta are nearby. There is a thermal-electric power station.



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Aa They fought off the security forces, killing three and wounding two others, said an elected official in the town of Bechar 985 kilometers southwest of Algiers, the capital.
Summary: A spring water bottling plant, first-ever in the southwest of Algeria, has opened Wednesday in Bechar province (965-km from Algiers).
In addition, CNODC took a 51% equity in a JV with Naftec marketing the oil products and LPG in the towns of Adrar province, including Bechar, Tindouf and Tamanrasset as well as Adrar.
 
 
 
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