"Bir El Ater, the cradle of Aterian civilisation" Bir el Ater by eternel2002

Bir el Ater Travel Guide: 6 reviews and 16 photos

Local traditional carpet from Bir El Ater

Bir El Ater is my home town in Algeria, I grew up here, it is a city of approximately 70 000 inhabitants, located in extream eastern Algeria a little towards the south, near the tunisian borders and just before the sahara.
Bir El Ater is the cradle of the Aterian civilization (the term aterien derives from el-Ater ) which was around 40000 - 20000 years BC.
It's also a mining city, 15 km south of Bir El-Ater, there is Djebel Onk phospates complex which is the biggest in Algeria to extract phosphates that will be shipped by train to Annaba port (300km up north) to be exported or used in the local industry.
After liberation of the commerce in Algeria on the end of the 80', Bir El-Ater became an important commerce center and favorite destination for those who want to buy imported marchandises from Tunisia, China, Turkey and some other countries.(Unfortunatly now there is less business activity than before)

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Intro Updated Feb 25, 2007
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Local cartisanal carpet 'Draga' - Bir el Ater

Artisanal carpet Local Customs (2)

Bir El Ater like other algerian regions, is very rich with artisanal products especially carpets. This is called locally... more travel advice

A car with 'happy wedding' note is ready.. - Bir el Ater

weddings Local Customs (2)

The summer is the season of weddings, every week there are fews weddings going on in the city. Usualy people here start... more travel advice

landscape near algerian tunsian border - Bir el Ater

Week-end trip to Tunisia Things to Do (2)

Since Bir-El-Ater is about 40 km from tunisian border, so it's easy to go visit there for a short period, you need just... more travel advice

Titri - the rest of our garden - Bir el Ater

Titri - the fresh air, the big spaces Things to Do (2)

I used to live in titri with my parents when I was young except the shccol period, because Titri is a country and no... more travel advice

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JLBG Jan 21, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Dommage, je ne suis pas passé à Bir El Ater mais à Chouchef-El-Yhoudi, en allant de Tozeur à El Oued! Je ne connaissais pas la doubara. C'est une sorte de chorba, si je comprends bien?
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aasalmi Nov 24, 2006 at 10:25 PM

essalam alikom , khaled i like what you said about bir el ater abdelali salmi
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sachara Feb 1, 2006 at 12:48 PM

Interesting to learn where you have lived !