Béni Abbès

Town and commune in Béchar, Algeria

Béni Abbès (Arabic: بني عباس), also known as the Pearl of the Saoura, and also as the White Oasis, is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, 241 km (150 mi) from the provincial capital Béchar, and 1,200 km (746 mi) from Algiers. It has been the capital of the Béni Abbès District since 1957. The commune's area is approximately 10,040 km² (3,880 sq mi), with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census, up from 8,850 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 2.1%.

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