Béni Abbès [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Béni Abbès
Béni Abbès (), also known as the "Pearl of the Saoura", and also as the "White Oasis" is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, far from the provincial capital Béchar, and from Algiers.
It has been the capital of the Béni Abbès District since 1957. The commune's area is approximately , with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census, up from 8,850 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 2.1%.
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There is also a brand new cemetery dedicated to martyrs of the war of National Liberation, at the entrance to the city on the left side of the road.
Culture.
Culture Museums.
Béni Abbès Museum is located in the Saharan Research Center. It was created because of the richness of this region, containing important treasures in a radius of with different geological structures, flora and fauna. It contains seven sections focusing on Béni Abbès and its region: prehistory, old Béni Abbès, natural history, archaeology