Biskra Gallery

Passage of Col de Sfa in Biskra, Algeria

Nomads stand with their camels whilst travelling through the passage Col de Sfa in the deserts of Biskra, Algeria. Biskra was a French garrison town, known for its Saharan oasis. Date: circa 1910s

© The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library

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Market, Algeria

The fruit market at Biskra - a place for socialising as well as stocking the larder. Date: 1906

© Mary Evans Picture Library

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The Sahara Desert, North Africa, 1895.Artist: Barbant

The Sahara Desert, North Africa, 1895. As seen from the Spa Pass, north-west of Biskra. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XXII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

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