Place details
Place nameBatna, Wilaya de
Other namesBatna, Batna department, Batna, Département de
CountryAl-Jaza'ir
Latitude35.5
Longitude6.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Area located in NE Algeria, dominated by the Massif de l'Aurès; area produces textiles & woven carpets; chiefly populated by Berber group (of the Shawia) who engage in pastoral nomadism & subsistence farming of barley & wheat.