Lioua

Lioua
Commune and town
map of wilaya of Biskra
Country	Algeria
Province	Biskra Province
Population (1998)
• Total	15,960
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Lioua (ثشتهر بالتمور دقلة نور) is a town and commune in Ourlal District, of Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 1998 census it had a population of 15,960,^[1] but this had grown to 21,416 in 2008.^[2]

The town is on the edge of the Sahara Desert, and the climate is semi arid. Lioua sits aside the Oued Djedi River that feeds into the Chott Melghir and is 10 km south of Tolga, and like most of that area is known for the production of date palms.

References

Biskra Province

Capital: Biskra

Districts	Biskra Djemourah Foughala El Kantara El Outaya M'Chouneche Ouled Djellal Ourlal Sidi Khaled Sidi Okba Tolga Zeribet El Oued

Communes	Aïn Naga Aïn Zaatout Biskra Bordj Ben Azzouz Bouchagroune Branis Chetma Djemorah Doucen El Feidh El Ghrous El Hadjeb El Haouch El Kantara El Outaya Foughala Khenguet Sidi Nadjil Lichana Lioua M'Chouneche Mekhadma Meziraa M'Lili Ouled Djellal Ouled Harkat Ouled Rahma Ouled Sassi Oumache Ourlala Sidi Khaled Sidi Okba Tolga Zeribet El Oued

Coordinates: 34°38′15″N 5°23′45″E / 34.63750°N 5.39583°E / 34.63750; 5.39583

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