Travel Guide of Béni Abbès in Algeria by Influencers and Travelers
Béni Abbès, also known as the Pearl of the Saoura, and also as the White Oasis, is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, 241 km far from the provincial capital Béchar, and 1,200 km from Algiers.
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Not only famous for its immense sandy sea in the Sahara Desert, Algeria is also loved by many tourists for its rich natural beauty and valuable cultural and architectural works. Referring to Algerian tourism, people often refer to the Sahara desert as an irreplaceable destination.
The golden sand dunes stretching in various shapes of the world's largest desert always have a special charm for any visitor. The weather is so harsh, but the Sahara desert is also home to 500 species of plants. Most of them are fast-growing and drought-tolerant plants. Succulents, paper grass, olives are typical plants of this famous desert land. Located in Africa, the average temperature of the Sahara has also fallen to about 40 degrees Celsius, with a large area of more than 9 million square kilometers and the Sahara desert almost covers North Africa, stretching over 12 countries. are: Chad, Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Morocco, Niger, Eritrea, Western Sahara, Sudan, Tunisa. Even today, the Sahara Desert continues to expand.
Beni Abbès, oasis town, west central Algeria. It is located in the northwestern Sahara on the western edge of the Grand Erg (sand dunes) Occidental. Wadi Saoura divides rocky desert and sand dunes to the east and south. Beni Abbès is a small town with covered streets, so dark that during the day it is often necessary to use torches. A small fortress dominates the grove of date palms which extend along the valley of Saoura for 200 miles (320 km). A Sahara museum and a Sahara research center are located in the town. A small town at the gates of the desert, where the inhabitants welcome you warmly. Located in the south west of Algeria, in the wilaya of Bechar, Beni Abbes is an ideal place to discover the desert.
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Besides visiting the Sahara desert and riding a camel, sleeping overnight in the desert, you can visit Béni Abbès museum.
Béni Abbès is a small town, so there are only one hotel is Grand Erg Beni-Abbes.
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