Bir el Ater
Bir El Ater
بئر العاتر | |
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| Post code | 12001 |
| Area code | 12 |
Bir el Ater (
Bir el Ater is the type site of the Paleolithic Aterian industry. The term Aterian derives from el-Ater. This lithic culture lasted between 40000 – 20000 years BC.
It is now a mining city, located 15 km south of Bir El Ater. There are deposits of Djebel Onk
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 33,400 |
| 1998 | 53,200 |
| 2008 | 77,727 |
| 2010 | 100,000 |
| 2017 | 120,000 |
Geography
To the north of Bir el-Ater is a plain. Agriculture was flourishing at the time of the Romans. Nowadays, the soil is dry and not very fertile. Vegetation consists essentially of tufts of alfa. To the south lies the Jebel Onk, north-east south-west, it is home to phosphates mines.
The landscape becomes more rugged with few peaks and wadis including many canyons in the yellow ocher. Continuing towards Negrine, the vegetation becomes increasingly rare and the ground is made of white clay and pebbles.
History
Prehistoric
Early
Further, Bir El Ater is the archaeological site which gave its name to theAntiquity
The former wealth of this area is attested by many
References
- ^ "populstat.info". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- ^ Walter Carl Hartwig, The Primate Fossil Record (Cambridge University Press, 2002) p60 &131.
- ^ Aterii at gcatholic.org] (english)
- ^ Aterii at catholic-hierarchy.org (english)]
- ^ The apostolic succession Archived 2018-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.
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