Biskra
E806981
Biskra is a city in northeastern Algeria known as a gateway to the Sahara and for its date palm oases and warm winter climate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biskra canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeDivisionLevel | commune ⓘ |
| airportIATACode | BSK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| averageWinterTemperature | around 20 °C daytime ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Biskra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateClassification | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateFeature |
mild winters
ⓘ
very hot summers ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 34.8500 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 5.7333 ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| demonym | Biskri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | about 400 km southeast of Algiers ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | 87 ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalProduct |
dates
ⓘ
fruits ⓘ vegetables ⓘ |
| hasHotSpring | Hammam Salhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | mosques ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Saharan landscapes
ⓘ
palm groves ⓘ |
| hasTransport | Biskra Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | University of Biskra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Roman North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
date palm oases
ⓘ
date production ⓘ gateway to the Sahara ⓘ tourism ⓘ warm winter climate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northeastern Algeria ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Biskra Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Aurès region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Oued Biskra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Biskra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | around 200000 ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayConnection | linked to Algiers by rail ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
connected by highway to Batna
ⓘ
connected by highway to El Oued ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguage | French ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Central European Time
ⓘ
UTC+1 ⓘ |
| wasKnownAs | Vescera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.