Zerhamra (also written Zaghamra) is a village in the

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Béni Abbès Béni Abbès ( ar, بني عباس), also known as the ''Pearl of the Saoura'', and also as the ''White Oasis'', is a town and commune located in western Algeria in Béchar Province, far from the provincial capital Béchar, and from Algiers. ...

, in

Béchar Province Béchar ( ar, ولاية بشار) is the second least-densely populated province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar. History The greater part of the province is dry plains (hamadas) suitable for grazing but with insuffic ...

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. It lies beneath the

Ougarta Range Ougarta Range or Mountains of Ougarta ( ar, سلاسل الوقارتة, french: Chaînes d'Ougarta) are a mountain range in the Saoura area of southwestern Algeria. The range is oriented from northwest to southeast, and extends over a length of ...

of the Sahara desert. A local road connects the village to the N6 highway near the town of Béni Abbès to the northeast. Zerhamra Meteorite

Zerhamra is also the name of a meteorite discovered in 1967, away from the village. A

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(Group III AB), the heavy meteorite is a portion of the metallic core of a celestial body which fragmented during a powerful collision. The characteristic shape of the surface is indicative of erosion.

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Populated places in Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub