Algeria / 07 Biskra
Biskra
Population
721,356
RGPH 2008 · Wikidata
Wilaya number
07
Area
≈ 8,800 km²
82 people per km²
Municipalities
22
Phone code
+213 33
033 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Biskra
The wilaya of Biskra lies in the south-east of Algeria, on the northern edge of the Sahara. Its neighbours include the wilayas of Batna, Khenchela and El Oued. Its capital, Biskra, takes its name from Vescera, a Roman post on its site. It is wilaya number 07. In 2026 part of it became the wilaya of El Kantara; before that it had 27 communes. On its 2008 boundaries it had 721,356 inhabitants at that census (ONS).
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