Bérianne District

Bérianne is a district in Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Bérianne.

Bérianne District
دائرة بريان
District
Map of Algeria highlighting Ghardaïa Province
Map of Algeria highlighting Ghardaïa Province
Map of Ghardaïa Province highlighting Bérianne District
Map of Ghardaïa Province highlighting Bérianne District
Coordinates: 32°50′N 3°46′E
Country Algeria
ProvinceGhardaïa
District seatBérianne
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Municipalities

The district is coextensive with its only municipality:[1]

  • Bérianne, a town of 30,200 people[2] which saw ethnic unrest in May 2008.[3]

References
  1. "Décret executif n° 91-306 du 24 août 1991 fixant la liste des communes animées par cheque chef de daïra. Wilaya de Ghardaia" (PDF) (in French). Journal officiel de la République Algérienne. 4 September 1991. p. 1317. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  2. "Population: Ghardaïa Wilaya" (PDF) (in French). Office National des Statistiques Algérie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. Arab-Berber clashes shake Algeria town Archived 2013-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Lamine Chikhi, Reuters. 18 May 2008.


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