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Guemar (or Guemmar) is a Saharan oasis in Algeria near the Tunisian border, in the Oued Souf area of the wilaya of El Oued (see map (http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AG/0/Guemar.html)), about 20 km north of El Oued city. It includes a zaouia and a border post; the latter is notable for having been attacked by two Islamists who had fought in Afghanistan, Tayeb Messaoudi and Abderrahmane Dahane, on November 27, 1991, before the beginning of the Algerian Civil War proper. Satellite image The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ... A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... El Oued or El Wad is a city in El Oued province, Algeria Categories: North Africa geography stubs | Cities in Algeria ... El Oued or El Wad is a city in El Oued province, Algeria Categories: North Africa geography stubs | Cities in Algeria ... Zaouia (Arabic زاوية corner), also spelled zawiya or zawiyah, is a Maghrebi and West African term for an Islamic religious school cum monastery, roughly corresponding to the Eastern term madrassa. In precolonial times, these were the primary sources for education in the area, and taught basic literacy to a large... Islamism is a political ideology derived from the conservative religious views of Muslim fundamentalism. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Algerian Civil War was a conflict between the forces of the Algerian government and various rebel groups. ...


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Kamel GUEMMAR avec sa 5e place aux Championnats du Monde (San Sebastian - 20 mars) réalise le meilleur classement jamais enregistré dans la catégorie.
GUEMMAR Kamel, toujours junior, se classe 1er au 7e Championnat Maghrébin de cross-country (Casablanca - 26 fevrier) et 11e aux Championnats du Monde (Cambridge - 18 mars).
Il fera presque aussi bien que GUEMMAR Kamel quelques années auparavant en se classant 6e des Championnats du Monde de cross-country juniors (Aix-Les-Bains- 24 mars).
Echorouk Online - Scorpions still kill in Algeria (278 words)
The source sources added that among the victims, two boys aged 13 died last week in the clinics of El Byadha and Meghaier after the propagation of the scorpion’s poison in their bodies.
The third victim, is a woman of 53 who has been stung on Monday by a scorpion in her kitchen, as she was preparing lunch.
The first medical cares have been provided to her in the nearest clinic in Guemmar before being moved to the province hospital in El Oued, where unfortunately, she passed a way.
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