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Oum al-Bouaghi

Algeria
Also known as: Canrobert, Oum al-Bouachi, Oum el-Bouagul
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Oum al-Bouaghi, town, northeastern Algeria. The town is situated in the high plains of the Tell Atlas Mountains, about 40 miles (65 km) southeast of Constantine city. This extensive high-plains region receives about 20 inches (500 mm) of rain annually, and the town is a principal trading centre for the wheat, barley, figs, and olives grown nearby. The area was chosen to demonstrate the autogestion (self-managed farms) advocated by Ahmed Ben Bella in the first...

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