Bir el Ater is a city located in far eastern Algeria. It is located towards the border with Tunisia, around 87 kilometers south of Tebessa and just beyond the Sahara. The town has a population of approximately 120,000 (2017) inhabitants.
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Bir el Ater is the type site of the Paleolithic Aterian industry. The term Aterian derives from el-Ater. This lithic culture lasted between 40000 – 20000 years BC.
It is now a mining city, located 15 km south of Bir El Ater. There are deposits of Djebel Onk Phosphates, the largest in Algeria which are extracted and shipped by train to Annaba a port, 300 km north on the Mediterranean or are used locally.
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Towns around Bir el Ater
- Moularès34 km SE
- Ar Rudayyif41 km S
- Feriana51 km NE
- Metlaoui57 km SE
- Cheria65 km NW
- Tébessa74 km N
- Gafsa75 km SE
- El Ksar78 km SE
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