Biskra

Biskra is the capital town of Biskra Province, Algeria. As of 2007, its populace was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is placed inside the north-east of Algeria, approximately 248 miles from Algiers, 71 miles southwest of Batna and 137 miles north of Touggourt. It is nicknamed The Queen of the Zibans, The Door of the Desert or The Saharan Nice because of its region at the start of the Sahara Desert. Due to its geographical vicinity, its weather and natural sources, mainly farming, Biskra has always been a hub and a crossroad among the cities in the north and south.

It has visible the passage of numerous civilizations, from the Romans and the Arabs to the French. The passage of various peoples and civilizations thru the metropolis of Biskra has caused a completely unique and colourful nearby culture. It stays a cradle for civilizations, and a center of cultural have an effect on. Events that transpired inside the city play a first-rate function in Algerian and North African records, each in antiquity and greater modern eras. On the summits of the El-Kantara mountain variety, the primary symptoms of the Sahara may be seen, among the winding roads and patches of plant life.