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Bouira (province) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 36 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.2500 decimal degrees |
Long: 003 55 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 3.9160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Situated mainly within valleys and ranges of the Atlas Tellien; produces low-yield crops of olives and cereals; vineyards are located near Aïn Bessem; varnish factory in Lakhdaria; Sour el Ghozlane is trading center for horses, cattle, and sheep. |
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Bouira (preferred,C,V,English)
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Bouira, Wilaya de (C,V)
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Wilaya de Bouira (C,V,O)
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Bouïra (C,V)
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Bouïra department (C,O)
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AG21 (C,U,FIPS)
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ولاية البويرة (C,U,Arabic-P)
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البويرة (C,U,Arabic)
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Bouira Province (C,U,English)
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province (preferred, C) |
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established 1974 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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department (C) |
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