Lahmar is a

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Béchar Béchar ( ar, بشار) is the capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. It is also a commune, coextensive with Béchar District, of Béchar Province. In 2008 the city had a population of 165,627, up from 134,954 in 1998, with an annual growth ...

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. It was named after its capital,

Lahmar Lahmar ( ar, اﻻﺣﻤﺮ) is a town and Communes of Algeria, commune, and capital of Lahmar District, in Béchar Province, western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 1,969, up from 1,404 in 1998, and its population growth r ...

. According to the 2008 census, the total population of the district was 3,574 inhabitants. The region lies to the north of the provincial capital

and is connected to it by a local road.

Municipalities

The district is further divided into 3

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, all of them being among the 20 least populous communes in Algeria: *

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Boukaïs Boukaïs ( ar, ﻳﺲ ﺑﻮﻗﺎ) is a town and commune in Lahmar District, Béchar Province, in western Algeria. According to the 2008 census its population is 970, up from 890 in 1998, and its annual population growth rate is 0.9%. The commun ...

References

Districts of Béchar Province {{Béchar-geo-stub