Biskra
Biskra is the main city of Zibans region and administratively capital city of Biskra Province in Algeria. In 2007, its population was recorded as 307,987. Biskra is located in northeastern Algeria, about 248 miles (399 km) from Algiers, 71 miles (114 km) southwest of Batna and 137 miles (220 km) north of Touggourt. It is nicknamed "The Queen of the Zibans", "The Door of the Desert" or "The Saharan Nice" because of its location at the beginning of the Sahara Desert. Due to its geographical location, its climate and natural resources, particularly farming, Biskra has always been a crossroad between the cities in the north and south. It has seen the passage of several civilizations, from the Romans and the Arabs to the French.
- Country
- 🇩🇿 Argelia
- Elevation
- 120 m
- Population
- 204,661
- Time zone
- Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates
- 34.85, 5.73
Weather in Biskra month by month
The best months to go: Mar · Apr · Nov
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| high | 17° | 20° | 22° | 27° | 31° | 39° | 41° | 40° | 35° | 29° | 22° | 18° |
| low | 6° | 9° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 27° | 29° | 29° | 25° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| rain | 3 mm | 9 mm | 19 mm | 19 mm | 15 mm | 2 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 11 mm | 4 mm | 15 mm | 8 mm |
2019–2023 average (ERA5, Open-Meteo). Monthly rainfall total.
How far Biskra is from other cities in Argelia
- Batna88 km✈ 51 min · 🚗 1 h 28 min
- Sétif152 km✈ 56 min · 🚗 2 h 32 min
- Constantine187 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 7 min
- El Oued196 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 16 min
- Djelfa226 km✈ 1 h 2 min · 🚗 3 h 46 min
- Tébessa226 km✈ 1 h 2 min · 🚗 3 h 46 min
- Skikda249 km✈ 1 h 3 min · 🚗 4 h 9 min
- Annaba293 km✈ 1 h 6 min · 🚗 4 h 53 min
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