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Béchar (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 30 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 003 05 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -3.0833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Southwestern Algeria; situated completely within the Sahara; section bordering Morocco consists mainly of flat sandstone plateaus; sand dunes are characteristic of the southeast; significant crops include cereals, figs, dates, vegetables, and almonds. |
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| Béchar (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Béchar, Wilaya de (C,V)
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| Wilaya de Béchar (C,V,O)
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| Béchar department (C,O)
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| AG38 (C,U,FIPS)
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| ولاية بشار (C,U,Arabic-P)
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| بشار (C,U,Arabic)
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| Béchar Province (C,U,English)
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| province (preferred, C) |
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established 1974 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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| department (C) |
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