Tébessa, Algeria · Africa
Bir el Ater sits on the route: 40 minutes from Moularès, 49km from Chebika Mountain Oasis.
Bir el Ater is a town located in Tébessa, Algeria. With a population of 70,749, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Bir el Ater sits in Algeria. It's in the Africa/Algiers time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bir el Ater to your route.
Bir el Ater (Arabic: بئر العاتر) is a city located in far eastern Algeria. It is located towards the border with Tunisia, around 87 kilometers south of Tebessa and just beyond the Sahara. The town has a population of approximately 120,000 (2017) inhabitants.
Bir el Ater is the type site of the Paleolithic AterianRead more
industry. The term Aterian derives from el-Ater. This lithic culture lasted between 40000 – 20000 years BC.
It is now a mining city, located 15 km south of Bir El Ater. There are deposits of Djebel Onk Phosphates, the largest in Algeria which are extracted and shipped by train to Annaba a port, 300 km north on the Mediterranean or are used locally.
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Bir el Ater is located in Tébessa, Algeria, Africa. The coordinates are 34.7449 latitude, 8.0602 longitude.
Bir el Ater has a population of approximately 70,749 people, making it a town in Algeria.
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A palm-filled gorge and spring-fed waterfall at the foot of the Atlas escarpment near the Algerian border, with the ochre ruins of the old village abandoned after the 1969 floods above it.
49 km · about 55 min drive
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