City profile · Algeria · Africa
Biskra
City population
204,661
#11
in Algeria
#1
in Biskra
#2,804
worldwide
34.850, 5.728 · 317 km from Algiers
About Biskra
Biskra is a city in Biskra, Algeria with a population of 204,661. It is the 11th largest of the 294 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Algeria, and the 2,804th largest worldwide. It lies 317 km from Algiers.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Biskra
Rank in region
#1of 4
Coordinates
34.850, 5.728
Record updated
13 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 294 in AlgeriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.