Bir el Ater
| Bir El Ater بئر العاتر | |
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| District | |
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  Bir El Ater | |
| Coordinates: 34°44′55″N 8°03′29″E / 34.74861°N 8.05806°E | |
| Country |
 Algeria |
| Province | Tébessa Province |
| Districts | Bir El Ater |
| Area | |
| • Total | 588 sq mi (1,522 km2) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 100,000 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (66/km2) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| Post code | 12001 |
Bir el Ater (Arabic: بئر العاتر) is a city of approximately 100,000 inhabitants located in extreme eastern Algeria towards the south, near the Tunisian borders and just beyond the Sahara, about 87 kilometers south of Tebessa.
Bir El Ater was the cradle of the Aterian civilization (the term Aterian derives from el-Ater) which was around 40000 – 20000 years BC.
It is now a mining city, located 15 km south of Bir El Ater. There are deposits of Djebel Onk Phosphates, the largest in Algeria which are extracted and shipped by train to Annaba a port, 300 km north on the Mediterranean or are used locally.
| Year | Population |
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| 1987 | 33,400 |
| 1998 | 53,200 |
| 2008 | 77,727 |
| 2010 | 100,000 |
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Coordinates: 34°44′59″N 8°03′28″E / 34.74972°N 8.05778°E
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