Béchar
Sign in to saveBéchar () is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Béchar
- Settlement.official_name
- City Béchar
- Settlement.type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bechar - Place 1er Novembre بشار.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- 1st of November Square
- Settlement.image_map
- DZ-08-01-Bechar.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 180px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Béchar commune within Béchar Province
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Algeria
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Béchar within Algeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Béchar Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Béchar District
- Settlement.seat_type
- District seat
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Béchar () is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The commune covers an area of .
Béchar thrived on the activity of the coal mines until petroleum production seized the market.