Biskra
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Into the Saharan oasis town of Biskra rolled a cautious column of halftracks loaded with olive-uniformed Algerian troops.
From Time Magazine Archive
They moved to Biskra after the Americans invaded North Africa.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was only when some chance word of his led Christina to ask him a question about Biskra, that the flow of his eloquence suddenly ceased.
From Christina by Moberly, L. G.
He stood upright, as if at attention on the parade-ground of Biskra.
From The Desert Drum 1905 by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Just as he came in sight of the great chott between Biskra and Touggourt, Stephen heard a sound which struck him strangely in the silence of the desert.
From The Golden Silence by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
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