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Biskra (province) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 40 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.6660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.4160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Northeast Algeria; located on north border of Sahara mainly in the Grand Erg Oriental; chief crop is dates particularly the Deglet Nur which is primarily grown in Tolga; other crops include figs, pomegranates, and apricots; wheat and barley are cultivated in the north. |
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| Biskra (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Biskra, Wilaya de (C,V)
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| Wilaya de Biskra (C,V,O)
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| Beskra (C,V)
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| Beskra department (C,O)
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| AG19 (C,U,FIPS)
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| ولاية بسكرة (C,U,Arabic-P)
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| بسكرة (C,U,Arabic)
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| Biskra 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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