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El Bnoud

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El Bnoud
البنود
Commune and town
Entrance to El Bnoud
Entrance to El Bnoud
El Bnoud is located in Algeria
El Bnoud
El Bnoud
Coordinates: 32°18′44″N 0°14′40″E / 32.31222°N 0.24444°E / 32.31222; 0.24444
Country Algeria
ProvinceEl Bayadh Province
DistrictEl Abiodh Sidi Cheikh District
Population
 (2008[1])
 • Total1,607
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

El Bnoud or Benoud is a town and commune in El Bayadh Province, Algeria, and is the southernmost commune in the province. It had a population of 1,607 in 2008.

Geography

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El Bnoud is located in the northern section of the Grand Erg Occidental, and the main settlement is located on the southern banks of the Oued el Rharbi river. It is located about 70km (44mi) south of the district seat of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh, and almost 170km (100mi) from the province capital of El Bayadh.

History

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The municipality was created from El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in 1985.

References

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  1. ^ "Figures of the 2008 census of the Algerian population, province of El Bayadh, on the site of geohive". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2017-02-10.