Béni Abbès
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Béni Abbès (Arabic: بني عباس), also known as the Pearl of the Saoura,[2][3] and also as the White Oasis,[4][5] is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, 241 km (150 mi) far from the provincial capital Béchar,[6] and 1,200 km (746 mi) from Algiers.
Béni Abbès
بني عباس | |
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Commune and town | |
Location of Béni Abbès within Algeria | |
Coordinates: 30°4′48″N 2°6′0″W | |
Country | Algeria |
Province | Bechar |
District | Béni Abbès |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Kebir Nadjib (2012-2017) |
Area | |
• Total | 10,040 km2 (3,880 sq mi) |
Elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 11,416[1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Postal code | 08300 |
ISO 3166 code | CP |
It has been the capital of the Béni Abbès District since 1957.[7][8] The commune's area is approximately 10,040 km2 (3,880 sq mi),[9] with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census,[10] up from 8,850 in 1998,[11] and a population growth rate of 2.1%.[10]
Béni Abbès lies in the Saoura valley, on the left bank of the intermittent wadi called Oued Saoura. There are seven ksars (castles) in Béni Abbès, including a particularly large one found in a palm grove in the river valley.
The people of Béni Abbès are often referred to as Abbabsa.