Bechar: facts

At a glance

• Country: Algeria
• Region: Béchar
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 165,241
• Coordinates: 31.6167° N, 2.2167° W
• Time zone: Africa/Algiers (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Dinar (DZD)
• Distance to the capital, Algiers: 749 km (466 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Béchar Boudghene Ben Ali Lotfi Airport (CBH): 6.0 km (3.7 mi), straight line
• Moulay Ali Cherif Airport (ERH, Morocco): 209 km (130 mi), straight line