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Hautes Plaines
The Hautes Plaines ("High Plains", ar, الهضاب العليا), also known as Hauts Plateaux, is a steppe-like natural region located in the Atlas Mountains in northern Algeria. It stretches more than in an east northeast – west southwest direction from northeastern Morocco to the Aures. It is a high plateau area consisting of undulating, steppe-like alluvial plains lying between the Tell and Saharan Atlas ranges. Geography The ''Hautes Plaines'' region averages between 1,100 and 1,300 m in elevation in the west, dropping to 400 m in the east. The climate is characterized by very dry summers and cold winters. Generally the climate is so dry that these plains are sometimes thought of as part of the Sahara. The plateau area is covered by alluvial debris formed when the mountains eroded. An occasional ridge projects through the alluvial cover to interrupt the monotony of the landscape. Water collects during the wet season on its level terrain, forming large shallow salt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ksar Sbahi
Ksar Sbahi is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria and the site of Ancient Gadiaufala, a Roman city and former bishopric, now a Latin Catholic titular see. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 11,095. History Gadiaufala was important enough in the Roman province of Numidia to become a suffragan bishopric of its capital's Metropolitan Archbishop of ?Cirta, but later faded. Titular see The diocese was nominally restored as a titular bishopric in 1933. It has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank : * Luciano José Cabral Duarte (1966.07.14 – 1971.02.12), as Auxiliary Bishop of Aracaju (Brazil) (1966.07.14 – 1971.02.12); later succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Aracaju (1971.02.12 – 1998.08.26), First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1979 – 1983) * Rodolfo Quezada Toruño (1972.04.05 – 1975.09.11), as Auxiliary Bishop of Zacapa (Guatemala) (1972.04.05 – 1975.09.11), promoted Coadj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt Pan (geology)
Natural salt pans or salt flats are flat expanses of ground covered with salt and other minerals, usually shining white under the sun. They are found in deserts and are natural formations (unlike salt evaporation ponds, which are artificial). A salt pan forms by evaporation of a water pool, such as a lake or pond. This happens in climates where the rate of water evaporation exceeds the rate of that is, in a desert. If the water cannot drain into the ground, it remains on the surface until it evaporates, leaving behind minerals precipitated from the salt ions dissolved in the water. Over thousands of years, the minerals (usually salts) accumulate on the surface. These minerals reflect the sun's rays (through radiation) and often appear as white areas. Salt pans can be dangerous. The crust of salt can conceal a quagmire of mud that can engulf a truck. The Qattara Depression in the eastern Sahara Desert contains many such traps which served as strategic barriers during World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tébessa Province
Tébessa ( ar, ولاية تبسة) is a province (''wilayah'') of Algeria. Tébessa is also the name of the capital, which in ancient times it was known as ''Theveste''. Another important city is El Ouenza. Tébessa is located only 20 kilometers west of the Tunisian border. History The province was created from Annaba department and Batna (département) in 1974. In 1984 Khenchela Province was carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 12 districts (''daïras''), which are further divided into 28 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts # Bir El Ater # Bir Mokadem # Cheria # El Aouïnet # El Kouif # El Ma Labiodh # El Ogla # Morsott # Negrine # Ouenza # Oum Ali # Tebessa Communes # Ain Zerga # Bedjene # Bekkaria # Bir Dheheb (Bir Dheb) # Bir El Ater ( Bir-El-Ater) # Bir Mokadem # Boukhadra # Boulhaf Dir ( Boulhaf Dyr) # Cheria # El Aouinet ( El-Aouinnet) # El Kouif # El Ma El Biod ( El Malabiodh) # El Meridj # El M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khenchela Province
Khenchela Province ( ar, ولاية خنشلة) is a province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria. History The province was created from parts of Oum el Bouaghi Province and Tébessa Province in 1984. Administrative division The province is divided into 8 districts, which are further divided into 21 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts # Khenchela, as a district and capital Khenchela # Aïn Touila, located northeast of the capital # Babar, located south of the capital # Bouhmama, located west of the capital # Chechar, located south of the capital # El Hamma, located west of the capital # Kaïs, located west of the capital # Ouled Rechache, located east of the capital Communes # Aïn Touila # Babar # Baghai # Bouhmama # Chelia # Cherchar # Djellal # El Hamma # El Mahmal # El Oueldja # Ensigha # Fais (Taouzianat) # Kais # Khenchela # Khirane # M'Sara # M'Toussa # Ouled Rechache # Remila # Tamza # Yabous Yabous is a town and commune in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batna Province
Batna Province ( ar, ولاية باتنة, Latn, ar, Wilāyat Bātnah) is a province of Algeria, in the region of Aurès. The capital is Batna. Localities in this province include N'Gaous, Merouana and Timgad. Belezma National Park is in the Belezma Range area of the province. Administrative divisions It is made up of 21 districts and 61 municipalities. The districts are: # Aïn Djasser # Aïn Touta # Arris # Barika # Batna # Bouzina # Chemora # Djezzar # El Madher # Ichmoul # Menaâ # Merouana # N'Gaous # Ouled Si Slimane # Ras El Aioun # Seggana # Seriana # T'Kout # Tazoult # Théniet El Abed # Timgad The municipalities are: # Aïn Djasser # Aïn Touta # Aïn Yagout # Amantan # Amdoukal # Arris # N'Gaous # Batna # Ben Foudhala El Hakania # Bitam # Boulhilat # Boumagueur # Boumia # Bouzina # Djerma # Djezzar # Draa Etine # El Hassi # El Madher # Fesdis # Foum Toub # Ghassira # Chemora # Gosbat # Guigba # Hayat # Hidoussa # Ichmoul # Inough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sétif Province
Sétif Province ( ar, ولاية سطيف, kab, Agezdu n Sṭif) is a province (''wilaya'') in north-eastern Algeria. Its capital and largest city is Sétif; the next largest city is El Eulma. There is also the World Heritage Site of Djémila there. History In 1984 Bordj Bou Arréridj Province and Mila Province were carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 20 districts (''daïras''), which are further divided into 60 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts * Aïn Arnat * Aïn Azel * Aïn El Kébira * Aïn Oulmane * Amoucha * Babor * Béni Aziz * Béni Ourtilane * Bir El Arch * Bouandas * Bougaâ * Djémila * El Eulma * Guenzet * Guidjel * Hammam Guergour * Hammam Souhna * Maoklane * Salah Bey * Sétif Communes * Aïn Abessa * Aïn Arnat * Aïn Azel * Aïn El Kébira * Aïn Azel * Aïn Lahdjar * Aïn Legraj * Aïn Oulmane * Aïn Roua * Aïn Sebt * Aït Naoual Mezada * Aït Tizi * Amoucha * Babor * Bazer Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M'Sila, Algeria
M'sila (also spelled Msila) ( ar, المسيلة); is the capital of M'Sila Province, Algeria, and is co-extensive with M'sila District. It has a population of 132,975 as per the 2008 census. M'sila University is also located in this city. History M'sila was the location of the first village constructed as part of a government-run program to transition nomadic Algerians to sedentary life using local materials. The village, now complete, was dubbed Maader and consists of houses, public and trading areas, and a mosque. Today it is much more developed with many companies, business offices, religious centers and schools. Climate M'sila has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by German-Russian climatologist Wladimir Köppen (1846–1940) in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen, notabl ... ''BSk''). Rainfall is higher in winte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djelfa
Djelfa ( ar, الجلفة, link=no, al-Ǧilfah) is the capital city of Djelfa Province, Algeria and the site of ancient city and former bishopric Fallaba, which remains a Latin catholic titular see. It has a population of 490,248 (2018 census). The city lies at the junction of the N1 and the N46 roads. Geography Djelfa is located at an elevation of 3,734 feet (1,138 m) in the Ouled Naïl Range of north-central Algeria, between the towns of Bousaada and Laghouat. It is situated in a transitional zone between the dry, steppe-like Hautes Plaines (high plateaus) of the north, characterized by chotts (intermittent salt lakes), and the Sahara to the south. The town was founded in 1852 as a French military post on a geometric plan. It serves as an important livestock market centre for the semi-nomadic Ouled Naïl confederation. Djelfa is on the 12,000 mile-long Africa Trail. The surrounding region for centuries has been the meeting place of the Ouled Naïl people, who live in black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiaret
Tiaret ( ar, تاهرت / تيارت; Berber: Tahert or Tihert, i.e. "Lioness") is a major city in northwestern Algeria that gives its name to the wider farming region of Tiaret Province. Both the town and region lie south-west of the capital of Algiers in the western region of the Hautes Plaines, in the Tell Atlas, and about from the Mediterranean coast. It is served by Abdelhafid Boussouf Bou Chekif Airport. Etymology The name means "Lioness" in the Berber language, a reference to the Barbary lions that lived in this region. Maghrebian place names like Oran (''Uhran'') which means "lion", and Souk Ahras which means "Market of Lions" have the same etymological source. Population The town had a population of 178,915 in 2008. The town covered around 20.086.62 km² Infrastructure & industry A 1992 study by the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis reported significant areas contaminated by industrial pollution, and growing squatter settlements on the periphery. The region i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sétif
Sétif ( ar, سطيف, ber, Sṭif) is the capital of the Sétif Province in Algeria. It is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country. It is an inner city, situated in the eastern side of Algeria, at 270 kilometers east of Algiers, at 131 km west of Constantine (Algeria), Constantine, in the Hautes Plaines region south of Béjaia and Jijel. The city is at 1,100 meters of altitude. The city was part of Phoenician Empire then it became part of the ancient Berbers, Berber kingdom of Numidia, the capital of Mauretania Sitifensis under the rule of the Roman Empire. It became a city of the Islamic World after becoming Muslim during the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb. It is considered as the starting point of the Sétif and Guelma massacre, 8 May 1945 protests and massacre, which was a crucial factor to the start of the Algerian War. Toponymy Sétif was Numidia, numid before undergoing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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