El Kantara

for the town in Egypt see Al Qantarah El Sharqiyya

El Kantara
El Kantara
Coordinates: 35°13′00″N 5°42′37″E / 35.2166°N 5.7104°E / 35.2166; 5.7104
Country	Algeria
Province	Biskra Province
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

El Kantara is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. As of 1911, Baedeker described it as "one of the most important caravan-stations in E. Algeria." The gorge that traveled through the area was described by locals as the "Mouth of the Desert".^[1]

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  above the Roman bridge in Katara Gorge
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  below the bridge
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  El Kantara
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Biskra Province
Capital: Biskra
Districts	Biskra Djemourah Foughala El Kantara El Outaya M'Chouneche Ouled Djellal Ourlal Sidi Khaled Sidi Okba Tolga Zeribet El Oued
Communes	Aïn Naga Aïn Zaatout Biskra Bordj Ben Azzouz Bouchagroune Branis Chetma Djemorah Doucen El Feidh El Ghrous El Hadjeb El Haouch El Kantara El Outaya Foughala Khenguet Sidi Nadjil Lichana Lioua M'Chouneche Mekhadma Meziraa M'Lili Ouled Djellal Ouled Harkat Ouled Rahma Ouled Sassi Oumache Ourlala Sidi Khaled Sidi Okba Tolga Zeribet El Oued

Coordinates: 35°13′31″N 5°42′23″E / 35.22528°N 5.70639°E / 35.22528; 5.70639

Les grandes Familles d'origine Arabe d'El Kantara sont : ABDELAZIZE, BELLAL, HOUFANI, KHIREDDINE, SAADLAOUD, SOURI, YOUB et ZEROUG. Le reste des familles sont d'origine Berbère.