Map of Bir el Ater, Algeria

Bir el Ater is a city in Tébessa, Algeria, with a population of about 70,749. It lies at 34.7449°N, 8.0602°E. Bir el Ater is about 500 km (311 mi) southeast of Algiers, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Metlaoui, 57 km to the southeast.

Bir el Ater at a glance

Where is Bir el Ater?

• The 2nd largest city in Tébessa on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 49 min on the shortest day to 14 h 29 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bir el Ater

• Metlaoui — 57 km southeast, Tunisia
• Cheria — 65 km northwest
• Tébessa — 74 km north
• Gafsa — 75 km southeast, Tunisia
• Kasserine — 85 km northeast, Tunisia
• Tozeur — 92 km south, Tunisia
• Khenchela — 113 km northwest
• Aïn Beïda — 132 km northwest
• Sidi Bouzid — 134 km east, Tunisia
• Ouenza — 135 km north

Largest cities in Tébessa

• Tébessa — 194,461
• Cheria — 66,160
• Ouenza — 47,312

Largest cities in Algeria

• Algiers — 2,364,230
• Oran — 803,329
• Constantine — 448,028
• Annaba — 342,703
• Blida — 331,779
• Batna City — 289,504
• Bab Ezzouar — 275,630
• Djelfa — 265,833
• Sétif — 252,127
• Sidi Bel Abbes — 210,146

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.