Biskra

Summary

Biskra is a city^[1]. Biskra has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Biskra is located in Biskra District^[3].
• Biskra is located in Constantine Department^[4].
• Biskra is in the country of Algeria^[5].
• Biskra's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Biskra's instance of is recorded as commune of Algeria^[7].
• Biskra's instance of is recorded as Roman city^[8].
• Biskra's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Biskra's shares border with is recorded as Branis^[10].
• Biskra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Maubeuge^[11].
• Biskra's twinned administrative body is recorded as Makhachkala^[12].
• Biskra's postal code is recorded as 07000^[13].
• Biskra's Commons category is recorded as Biskra^[14].
• Biskra's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Biskra's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.85, 'lon': 5.7333333333333}^[16].
• Biskra's significant event is recorded as Siege of Zaatcha^[17].
• Biskra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Biskra^[18].
• Biskra has a population of {'amount': '+204661'}^[19].
• Biskra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Biskra's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[21].
• Biskra's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[22].
• Biskra's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Biskra's capital of is recorded as Biskra Province^[24].
• Biskra's capital of is recorded as Biskra District^[25].
• Biskra's category for people born here is recorded as Q17325337^[26].
• Biskra's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Biskra^[27].

Body

Geography

Biskra is in the country of Algeria^[5]. Located in include Biskra District^[3], a district of Algeria^[28], in Algeria^[29] and Constantine Department^[4], a department of France in Algeria^[30], in France^[31], founded in 1848^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Biskra covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+127.55'}^[33]. Biskra sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+87'}^[34]. Biskra has a population of {'amount': '+204661'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6], commune of Algeria^[7], Roman city^[8], and big city^[9].

Why It Matters

Biskra has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Biskra is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]