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.
It has been the capital of the Béni Abbès District since 1957. The commune's area is approximately 10,040 km2, with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census, up from 8,850 in 1998, and a population growth rate of 2.1%.Béni Abbès lies in the Saoura valley, on the left bank of the intermittent wadi called Oued Saoura. There are seven ksars in Béni Abbès, including a particularly large one found in a palm grove in the river valley.
The people of Béni Abbès are often referred to as Abbabsa.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Béni_Abbès
Coordinates 30°7'54.273" N -2°10'8.512" E
