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Biskra

[ bis-krah ]

noun

  1. a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara.


Biskra

/ ˈbɪskrɑː /

noun

  1. a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara. Pop: 204 000 (2005 est)


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Not in the palace hotels of Algiers, Biskra or Tunis can you find such a combination.

Biskra is commonly reputed the ideal of a desert oasis, but indeed as an oasis it is no more delightful than that at El Kantara.

They come to Biskra, to Constantine, and to Algiers, and live the lives of other free-and-easy women of the world.

Get a guide to keep off the other guides, is the best advice one can give the stranger to Biskra.

The Moorish cafs of Biskra are as typical of their class as any seen in the towns, even though they are tourist sights.

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