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Béni Abbès District

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Country
  
Algeria

District seat
  
Béni Abbès

Municipalities
  
2

Population
  
12,134 (2008)

Province
  
Béchar

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+01)

Area
  
13,170 km²

Béni Abbès District

Béni Abbès is a district in Béchar Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Béni Abbès. According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 12,134 inhabitants. The population lives almost exclusively on the banks of the Oued Saoura; to the northeast is the uninhabited Grand Erg Occidental, while to the southwest is the rocky hamada and the mountainous Ougarta Range. The N6 is the main road through the district, running from northwest to southeast.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 2 communes:

  • Béni Abbès
  • Tamtert
  • References

    Béni Abbès District Wikipedia