Biskra Province
The province of Biskra (Arabic ولاية بسكرة, DMG Wilāyat Biskira ) is a province ( wilaya ) in eastern Algeria.
The province has an area of 21,094 km2 and is located near the border with Tunisia in the transition region between the densely populated north and the sparsely populated south.
Around 692,000 people ( 2006 estimate ) live in the province, the population density is thus 33 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The provincial capital is Biskra.