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Ouenza
Ouenza ( ar, الونزة) is a town in Tébessa Province, in far eastern Algeria; near the border with Tunisia; 43 km south of Souk Ahras; and west of M'Daourouch. Demographics The population is 52,000. Ethnologically, the city draws its population from the diverse surrounding regions, including Souk Ahras, Taoura, Annaba, Guelma, Tebessa, Chréa, El-meridj, Ain Zerga, Meskiana and others. Life in Ouenza Ouenza was built by the French Société de l'Ouenza at the start of the Twentieth Century, to exploit the iron ore deposits that have been the basis of economic growth in the region for over 100 years. Originally, workers from Morocco, Tunisia, Libya and other regions of Algeria came to Ouenza, contributing to its cultural diversity and making the town unique in the region. But once these workers retired and returned home with their families, they were replaced by inhabitants of Ouenza's neighbouring villages. Ouenza's location brings it a dry climate, with hot summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société De L'Ouenza
The Société de l'Ouenza was an Algerian iron ore mining company founded in 1913 and nationalized in 1966. It exploited rich deposits of high-quality ore at two sites in northeast Algeria near the Tunisian border. The ore was sent by rail to the port of Bône, then shipped to refineries in the UK, Europe and North America. At its peak it employed 4,000 workers who were housed in company towns. Ore deposits Djebel Ouenza and Djebel Bou Khadra are isolated massifs near the border between Algeria and Tunisia, Their peaks are from high. Since ancient times it has been known that the limestone formations contain large seams of iron ore. The iron ore was rediscovered in recent times by a prospector named Wetterlé who had migrated to Algeria after his home province of Alsace-Lorraine became part of Germany in 1871. He was looking for copper, a much more precious metal, and had little interest in the mountain of iron ore he stumbled upon. The Djebel Ouenza deposit, southeast of Bône ... [...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] |
Ouenza District
Ouenza District is a district of Tébessa Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... {{coord, 35, 56, 42, N, 8, 08, 07, E, region:DZ_type:city_source:kolossus-frwiki, display=title Districts of Tébessa Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria–Tunisia Border
The Algeria–Tunisia border is 1,034 km (642 mi) in length and runs from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the tripoint with Libya in the south. Description The border starts in the north at the Mediterranean coast, proceeding overland in a broadly southwards directions via a series of overland lines. In the southern sections of the border straight lines predominate, which eventually veer to the south-east down to the tripoint with Libya. History France occupied much of the northern coastal areas of Algeria in the period 1830-47 and Tunisia in 1881, both of which had hitherto been subject to the nominal control of the Ottoman Empire.M. Şükrü Hanioğlu, ''A Brief History of the Late Ottoman Empire'' (Princeton University Press, 2008), 9–10 and 69. France gradually pushed inland, annexing the Saharan areas of Algeria in 1902. The border from the coast south to Bir Ramane was established by various French decrees, notably those of 1888-89 and 1901–01. The sections so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain Zerga
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it neighbours the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2019, it had a population of 652,432.Populations légales 2019: 01 Ain INSEE Ain is composed of four geographically different areas (, , Bugey and |
Meskiana
Meskiana is a town and commune in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ... near the Tunisian border. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 25,849. It was the birthplace of novelist Yamina Méchakra. References Communes of Oum El Bouaghi Province {{OumElBouaghi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in front of oxygen (32.1% and 30.1%, respectively), forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust. In its metallic state, iron is rare in the Earth's crust, limited mainly to deposition by meteorites. Iron ores, by contrast, are among the most abundant in the Earth's crust, although extracting usable metal from them requires kilns or furnaces capable of reaching or higher, about higher than that required to smelt copper. Humans started to master that process in Eurasia during the 2nd millennium BCE and the use of iron tools and weapons began to displace copper alloys, in some regions, only around 1200 BCE. That event is considered the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train Station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ancillary services as ticket sales, waiting rooms and baggage/freight service. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. Places at which passengers only occasionally board or leave a train, sometimes consisting of a short platform and a waiting shed but sometimes indicated by no more than a sign, are variously referred to as "stops", "flag stops", " halts", or "provisional stopping places". The stations themselves may be at ground level, underground or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems. Terminology In British English, traditional terminology favours ''railway station' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Kala
El Kala ( ar, القالة, Latin ''Thinisa in Numidia'') is a seaport of Algeria, in El Tarf Province, 56 miles (90 km) by rail east of Annaba and 10 miles (16 km) west of the Tunisian frontier. It is the centre of the Algerian and Tunisian coral fisheries and has an extensive industry in the curing of sardines. The harbor is small and exposed to the northeast and west winds. El Kala attracts tourists from within and outside the country, especially during the summer. It is home to an exceptional ecosystem and was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1990. History Thinisa in Numidia was an ancient city in the Roman province of Numidia. It was important enough to become a bishopric. The old fortified town was built on a rocky peninsula about 400 metres long, connected with the mainland by a sand bank. French and Italian coral fishing companies were interested in the area from as early as 1553. A trade bastion called "Bastion de France" by its Corsican founders was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chréa
Chrea is a town in Algeria, located in Blida Province, Ouled Yaïch District, in a mountainous area named Tell Atlas, near Blida. It had a population of 783 in 2008. In its municipality is situated the Chréa National Park, one of the largest national parks of the country, and a ski resort. Within the national park is one of the few relict populations of the endangered primate, the Barbary macaque, ''Macaca sylvanus''; this species of primate originally had a much wider range in Northern Algeria and Morocco.C. Michael Hogan, (2008''Barbary Macaque: Macaca sylvanus'', Globaltwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg Geography Climate Located in the Atlas Mountains, at above sea level, Chréa has a cool Mediterranean climate, with an average annual precipitation of . Summers are warm and dry and winters are chilly and wetter, with snowfalls. This climate is described by the Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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