Complex sentence: It has been the capital of a district in the Saoura valley since 1957 and its area is approximately with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census.
Split into simpler sentences: It has been the capital of a district in the Saoura valley since 1957. The district's area is approximately, with a population of 10,885 inhabitants as of the 2008 census.