Elayadi Barbes

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Elayadi Barbes
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Elayadi Barbes
Coordinates: Coordinates: 36°26′25″N5°52′51″E / 36.440386°N 5.880946°E / 36.440386; 5.880946
CountryFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Province Mila Province
Population
 (1998)
  Total7,189
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)

Elayadi Barbes is a town and commune in Mila Province, Algeria. At the 1998 census it had a population of 7189. [1]

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