El Aouana (Latin : Cavallo) is a town and
commune in
Jijel Province,
Algeria
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. According to the 1998 census it has a population of 12,384. It is famous for the discovery of four
Dolmen
A dolmen () or portal tomb is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or "table". Most date from the early Neolithic (40003000 BCE) and were somet ...
by the French.
[Gsell (S.), Atlas archéologique de l'Algérie, feuille n° 7, Bougie, n° 75, (Dolmens de Cavallo) et feuille n° 8, Philippeville, n° 3 (nécropole de l'oued Nil).]
References
Communes of Jijel Province
Jijel Province
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