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title: "Wilaya 8 Béchar: communes and map"
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# Wilaya 8 Béchar

Data updated Nov 1, 2026

Béchar is wilaya 8 of Algeria, a first-level administrative division. It groups 11 communes into 6 dairas. Its postal code is 08000 and its telephone code is 049. GeoAlgeria maps 658 places here across 22 sectors, led by Mosques (132), Sports facilities (101), and Schools (80).

- Postal Code: 08000
- Phone Code: 049
- Dairas: 6
- Communes: 11
- Coordinates: 31.61667, -2.21667
- Original Wilayas (1-31)

[View on interactive map](https://geoalgeria.com/?wilaya=8)

[View the fire map](https://geoalgeria.com/fires?wilaya=8)

## Wildfires in 2026

- 10 fires recorded over 96 days of archive
- Busiest day: Aug 16, 1 fire burning
- From the daily satellite archive (NASA FIRMS). Satellite detections, not official incident reports.

[See the live fire map for Béchar](https://geoalgeria.com/fires?wilaya=8)

## In this wilaya

- [Mosques](https://geoalgeria.com/mosquees/bechar): 132
- [Sports facilities](https://geoalgeria.com/sports/bechar): 101
- [Schools](https://geoalgeria.com/ecoles/bechar): 80
- [Telecom stores & 5G](https://geoalgeria.com/telecom/bechar): 72
- [Post offices & ATMs](https://geoalgeria.com/poste/bechar): 56
- [Tourism sites](https://geoalgeria.com/tourisme/bechar): 47
- [Youth establishments](https://geoalgeria.com/jeunesse/bechar): 32
- [Health facilities](https://geoalgeria.com/sante/bechar): 25
- [Pharmacies](https://geoalgeria.com/pharmacies/bechar): 23
- [Vocational training](https://geoalgeria.com/formation/bechar): 21
- [Banks](https://geoalgeria.com/banques/bechar): 15
- [Rail & metro](https://geoalgeria.com/ferroviaire/bechar): 15
- [Cultural heritage](https://geoalgeria.com/culture/bechar): 14
- [Delivery desks](https://geoalgeria.com/livraison/bechar): 8
- [Employment offices](https://geoalgeria.com/emploi/bechar): 5
- [Higher education](https://geoalgeria.com/enseignement-superieur/bechar): 3
- [Agriculture institutions](https://geoalgeria.com/agriculture/bechar): 3
- [Mobilis Network](https://geoalgeria.com/mobilis/bechar): 2
- [Airports](https://geoalgeria.com/aviation/bechar): 1
- [Djezzy Boutiques](https://geoalgeria.com/djezzy/bechar): 1
- [Bus stations](https://geoalgeria.com/gares-routieres/bechar): 1
- [Ooredoo Stores](https://geoalgeria.com/ooredoo/bechar): 1

## Communes (11)

Grouped by daira (6 dairas)

### Abadla

- [Abadla](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-abadla): 08003
- [Erg-Ferradj](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-erg-ferradj): 08023
- [Machraa-Houari-Boumediene](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-machraa-houari-boumediene): 08027

### Béchar

- [Bechar](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-bechar): 08000

### Beni Ounif

- [Beni-Ounif](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-beni-ounif): 08010

### Kenadsa

- [Kenadsa](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-kenadsa): 08011
- [Meridja](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-meridja): 08041

### Lahmar

- [Boukais](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-boukais): 08034
- [Lahmar](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-lahmar): 08026
- [Mogheul](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-mogheul): 08042

### Taghit

- [Taghit](https://geoalgeria.com/commune/8-taghit): 08030

## See also

- [Wilayas](https://geoalgeria.com/wilaya)
- [This page as HTML](https://geoalgeria.com/wilaya/8-bechar)
- [/llms.txt](https://geoalgeria.com/llms.txt): every surface of the site, in one file.
- [/llms-full.txt](https://geoalgeria.com/llms-full.txt): the whole atlas in one fetch.