Aures, Algeria

Aures, Algeria

Aures (Amazigh: Awras) is an Amazigh language speaking geographical region in eastern Algeria. It was also a district of Algeria that existed during and after the Algerian War of Independence, from 1962 to 1974. It was in this region that Algerian War of Independence was started by Berber freedom fighters.

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