Zerhamra
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Zerhamra (also written Zaghamra) is a village in the commune of Béni Abbès, in Béchar Province, Algeria. It lies beneath the Ougarta Range of the Sahara desert. A local road connects the village to the N6 highway near the town of Béni Abbès to the northeast.
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- Béni Abbès ⴰⵢⵜ ⴰⴱⴱⴰⵙ بني عباس
- Region
- بني عباس ⴰⵢⵜ ⵄⴱⴱⴰⵙ
- Country
- ⵍⵣⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ الجزائر
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Zerhamra (also written Zaghamra) is a village in the commune of Béni Abbès, in Béchar Province, Algeria. It lies beneath the Ougarta Range of the Sahara desert. A local road connects the village to the N6 highway near the town of Béni Abbès to the northeast.
thumb|The Zerhamra meteorite - a block of Siderite found in 1967, away from the Oasis. Musée des Confluences, Lyon, France Zerhamra is also the name of a meteorite discovered in 1967, away from the village. A Siderite (Group III AB), the heavy meteorite is a portion of the metallic core of a celestial body which fragmented during a powerful collision. The characteristic shape of the surface is indicative of erosion.
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