Biskra Province

Infobox Algerian Province

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name1 = Biskra
name2 = بسكرة
provincecode = 7
areacode = 33
capital = Biskra
districts = 12
municipalities = 33
wali = Mr. Goudjil Saïd
president = Mr. Khellil Rachid (FLN)
order = 1 E+9 m²
area1 = 20,986
area2 = 8,103
population = 730,262 [http://rgph2008.ons.dz/resultat/histo.htm Office National des Statistiques, Recensement General de la Population et de l’Habitat 2008] Preliminary results of the 2008 population census. Accessed on 2008-07-02. ]
popyear = 2008
density1 = 34.8
density2 = 90.1|

Biskra (Arabic: ولاية بسكرة , Berber : "Tibeskert")is a wilaya of Algeria. The capital city is Biskra.
Tolga is one of famous Dairas of this Wilaya. Other localities include Lichoua, Sidi Okba, Sidi Khaled, El-Kantara and Ouled Djellal.

Administrative division

The province is made up of 12 districts and 33 municipalities. The districts are (in no particular order):
*Sidi Okba
*Tolga
*Ouled Djellal
*Ourlal
*Zeribet El Oued
*El Kantara
*Sidi Khaled
*Foughala
*M'Chouneche
*Biskra
*Djemourah
*"District-municipality": El Outaya

References

External links

*fr [http://www.eden-algerie.com A website about Biskra and the surrounding area] [http://www.eden-algerie.com/biskra/biskra-en-arab.htm (Arabic)] [http://www.eden-algerie.com/index_english.htm en]