Kenadsa
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Kenadsa is a town in the Sahara Desert of western Algeria
10 kilometres south-west of Béchar
in Béchar Province
. It is the capital of Kénadsa District
. Near Kenadsa, there is a large longwave broadcasting station
.
Notable authors born in Kenadsa include Yasmina Khadra
and Malika Mokeddem
.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
10 kilometres south-west of Béchar
Béchar
Béchar , formerly known as Colomb-Béchar, is a capital city of Béchar Province, Algeria. The area is controlled by Algeria, though claims have also been made on it by Morocco. In 1998 the city had a population of 134,954....
in Béchar Province
Béchar Province
Béchar is a province in Algeria, named after its capital Béchar.The greater part of the province is uninhabitable sand dune fields , in particular the Great Western Erg and the Erg Er Raoui, or dry plains suitable for grazing but with insufficient surface water to support agriculture...
. It is the capital of Kénadsa District
Kénadsa District
Kénadsa is a district in Béchar Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Kénadsa.-Municipalities:The district is further divided into 2 municipalities:*Kénadsa*Méridja...
. Near Kenadsa, there is a large longwave broadcasting station
Kenadsa longwave transmitter
Kenadsa longwave transmitter is a longwave transmitter of the Algerian Broadcasting Company situated at Kenadsa near Bechar, which transmits the program of Chaine 1 with a power of 2000 kW on 153 kHz. Kenadsa longwave transmitter, among the most powerful broadcasting transmitters in the world, uses...
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Notable authors born in Kenadsa include Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra
Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of the Algerian author Mohammed Moulessehoul .-Biography:Moulessehoul, an officer in the Algerian army, adopted a woman's pseudonym to avoid military censorship...
and Malika Mokeddem
Malika Mokeddem
-Biography:Malika Mokkeddem was born on October 5, 1949 in Kenadsa, a small mining town on the limit of the western desert of Algeria. She is the daughter of an illiterate nomad family who became sedentary. She grew up listening to the stories told by her grandmother, Zohra, and was the only girl...
.