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Biskra (bēskrä`), city (1998 pop. 170,956), NE Algeria, at the foot of the Aurès Mts. It is a commercial center for the nomads of the surrounding region. Biskra was the Roman military base of Vescera; later it was an important Muslim town. After 1844 it served as a French base for operations in S Algeria. The surrounding oasis produces dates.
Biskra a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara. Pop.: 204 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Summary: Boosting tourist industry in the province of Biskra (425 km southeast of Algiers) is contingent on the adhesion to the "sustainable" approach and the "positive" involvement of all tourism actors, affirmed Saturday the participants in a conference on tourist industry's situation and outlook. Nine soldiers were killed near Biskra, 425 kilometres south of the capital, in a May 26 ambush which wounded 10 others. Under a 12-month Sonelgaz contract signed in late 2001, Enelpower has erected 410 km of high-tension power lines in two sections, one between Touggourt and Biskra and the second from the Hassi Ameur power plant to the Moroccan border. |
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