El Ghrous

Demographic figures from Office National des Statistiques (Algeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

El Ghrous is a town and commune in Biskra Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 16,408.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Biskra

• Bordj Ben Azzouz
  4.4 mi away · pop. 12,702
• Mekhadma
  11.4 mi away
• Ourlal
  13.3 mi away
• M'Lili
  16.1 mi away
• El Hadjeb
  18.7 mi away · pop. 10,126
• Oumache
  23.5 mi away · pop. 10,336
• Sidi Khellil
  34.6 mi away
• Foum El Kharza
  36.8 mi away
• Garta
  38.2 mi away
• M'Chouneche
  43.1 mi away
• El Haouch
  44.8 mi away
• Baniane
  47.8 mi away

Browse all places in Biskra →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Anderson's Short-fingered Gecko

Stenodactylus petrii

Seen 2025-05-22

Mauritanian Toad

Sclerophrys mauritanica

Seen 2024-05-23

Clifford's Diadem Snake

Spalerosophis diadema cliffordii

Seen 2024-05-23

Gambia Blind Snake

Myriopholis algeriensis

Seen 2024-05-23

Long-haired Pink

Dianthus crinitus

Seen 2019-05-29

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2019-02-08

Feral Pigeon

Columba livia domestica

Seen 2019-02-08

Great Gray Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Seen 2019-02-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).