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Sidi Okba Destination Guide

Explore Sidi Okba in Algeria

Sidi Okba in the region of Biskra with its 34,985 inhabitants is a town in Algeria - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) South-East of Algiers , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Sidi Okba

Current time in Sidi Okba is now 04:16 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Algiers " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Bizerte, Tizi Ouzou, Sidi Khelil, Sétif, and Oum el Bouaghi. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Bizerte . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Sidi Okba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sidi Oqba - Couleurs d'Algérie - سيدي عقبة - ألوان الجزائر

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Sidi Oqba - Mausolée - Université islamique - Mosquée - Biskra - Zibans - Oasis - Algérie - Abdelkhalek Abdou Labbize - www.labbize.net ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Sidi Okba

Sidi Okba is a locality in the Biskra Province, Algeria. It was named after the Muslim General Uqba ibn Nafi who died there in 683 AD. The nearest big city is Biskra which is located 18 km away.

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Located at 34.75 5.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Communes of Algeria, Populated places in Biskra Province

Sidi Okba District

Sidi Okba District is a district of Biskra Province, Algeria.

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Located at 34.75 5.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Biskra Province, Districts of Algeria

Djedi River

Djedi River (French: Oued Djedi or Ouad-ed-Djedi) or Djeddi River is a wadi (river with intermittent stream) in Algeria and one of the largest rivers of Sahara. It starts in the Saharan Atlas mountains, at elevation of about 1,400 meters, flows for about 480 kilometers approximately from west to east, and discharges into Chott Melrhir lake at about –40 meters below mean sea level, which is the lowest point of Algeria.

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Located at 34.65 5.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Rivers of Algeria

Chetma

Chetma is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 8,677.

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Located at 34.85 5.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Communes of Algeria, Populated places in Biskra Province

Biskra Airport

Biskra Ouakda Airport is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 12 km north-northeast of Oumache; about 200 km south-southwest of Constantine.

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Located at 34.80 5.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Algeria, Airports in Algeria, Aviation in Algeria, World War II desert airfields

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Sidi Okba