Biskra

Province

Biskra (Arabic بسكرة, Biskira DMG ) is an oasis town in the eponymous province in eastern Algeria, at the foot of the Aures mountain country, which has about 207,000 inhabitants. She was an important node in the development of the Algerian Sahara and is an important Dattellieferant.

In Biskra the Muslim Conquest 683 suffered a setback when the Berbers under their king Kusaila ibn Lemzem together with the Exarch of Carthage, the Arabs devastating hit, the Arab commander Uqba ibn Nafi fell.

In the neighborhood of Biskra Béla Bartók made ​​1913 recordings of folk songs of the local nomads in summer.

Climate

Today is the capital of the wilaya ( administrative district) and a popular winter resort, as temperatures there never fall below the zero degree mark. In contrast, lies in the neighboring and higher Atlas Wilaya Batna in winter snow.