Bérianne is a
district
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in
Ghardaïa
Ghardaïa ( ar, غرداية, Mzab-Berber: ''Taɣerdayt'') is the capital city of Ghardaïa Province, Algeria. The commune of Ghardaïa has a population of 93,423 according to the 2008 census, up from 87,599 in 1998, with an annual growth rate ...
Province
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,
Algeria
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. It was named after its capital,
Bérianne.
Municipalities
The district is coextensive with its only
municipality
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Bérianne, a town of 30,200 people
which saw ethnic unrest in May 2008.
Arab-Berber clashes shake Algeria town
, Lamine Chikhi, Reuters. 18 May 2008.
References
Districts of Ghardaïa Province
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