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Biskra

American  
[bis-krah] / ˈbɪs krɑ /

noun

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


Biskra British  
/ ˈbɪskrɑː /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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They moved to Biskra after the Americans invaded North Africa.

From Time Magazine Archive

Into the Saharan oasis town of Biskra rolled a cautious column of halftracks loaded with olive-uniformed Algerian troops.

From Time Magazine Archive

He came back from Algiers with the sickness heavy upon him, caught in the saltpetre marshes that stretch between Biskra and Touggourt.

From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

Stephen was travelling in a carriage, which he had hired in Biskra, and was keeping as close as he dared to the vehicle in front, shared by Maïeddine and a French officer.

From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

What the Nile is to Egypt, the stream which flows here is to Biskra.

From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 by Various

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