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Collo Massif
The ''Collo massif'', sometimes called ''Kabylie de Collo'', is a mountainous forest massif of Algeria located in the north-east of the country and constituting part of the Tell Atlas. Geography Geographers distinguish several "Kabylies": Great Kabylie, Small Kabylie and Kabylie of Collo or Numidic Kabylies.E.B. et M. Dahmani, « Kabylie : Géographie », in ''Encyclopédie berbère'', 26 , Judaïsme – KabylieEn ligne mis en ligne le 1 juin 2011, consulté le 10 août 2015. The latter, located west of Annaba and north of Constantinois, is the most watered region of Algeria, with more than per year. The average annual rainfall on el Goufi mountain, west of Collo, is . The climate is humid Mediterranean.Marie-Françoise André, ''Du continent au bassin versant: Théories et pratiques en géographie physique'', Presses Univ Blaise Pascal, 1 janvier 2007, 592 pages, p.562lire en ligne The Collo Massif, a segment of the Tell Atlas, is heavily forested. Lying between the Skikd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skikda Province
Skikda ( ar, ولاية سكيكدة) is a province (''wilaya'') of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline. History The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 13 districts ('' daïras''), which are further divided into 38 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts # Aïn Kechra # Azzaba # Ben Azzouz # Collo # El Hadaik # El Harrouch # Ouled Attia # Oum Toub # Ramdane Djamel # Sidi Mezghiche # Skikda # Tamalous # Zitouna Communes # Aïn Bouziane # Aïn Charchar (Ain Cherchar) # Aïn Kechra # Aïn Zouit # Azzaba # Bekkouche Lakhdar # Benazouz (Ben Azzouz) # Beni Bechir # Beni Oulbane # Beni Zid # Bir El Ouiden # Bouchtata # Cheraia # Collo # Djendel Saadi Mohamed # El Ghedir # El Hadaik # El Harrouch # El Marsa # Emdjez Edchich # Essebt (Es Sebt) # Filfla (Fil Fila) # Hamadi Krouma # Kanoua # Kerkera # Kheneg Mayoum # Oued Z'hor # Ouldja Boulballout (Ouldja B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the majority of Mediterranean-climate regions and countries, but remain highly dependent on proximity to the ocean, altitude and geographical location. This climate type's name is in reference to the coastal regions of the Mediterranean Sea within the Mediterranean Basin, where this climate type is most prevalent. The "original" Mediterranean zone is a massive area, its western region beginning with the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe and coastal regions of northern Morocco, extending eastwards across southern Europe, the Balkans, and coastal Northern Africa, before reaching a dead-end at the Levant region's coastline. Mediterranean climate zones are typically located along the western coasts of landmasses, between roughly 30 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edough
The Edough Massif, Edough Mountains or Djebel Edough ( ar, جبل إيدوغ, links=, lit=, translit=Ǧabal Īdūḡ; ber, script=Tfng, ⴰⴷⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⴷⴷⵓⵖ, links=, lit=, translit=, label=) is a mountain range of the Maghreb area in Northern Africa. Geography These mountains are a segment of the Tell Atlas alpine chain of eastern Algeria that is part of the wider Atlas Range. The Edough Massif stretches between the Cap de Garde and the Cap de Fer. The highest point of the massif is the Bou Zizi (1008 m), located between Annaba and El Marsa. Geologically, these mountains are a Miocene crystalline metamorphic core complex. Ecology The Edough Massif has a Mediterranean forest cover where the cork oak ''(Quercus suber)'', a hardy Mediterranean tree, predominates. Snow is not rare in the winter and the mountains are often covered with fog, which allows ferns to grow among the undergrowth. The forest of the Edough Massif is very vulnerable to wildfires. Vast su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinus Pinaster
''Pinus pinaster'', the maritime pine or cluster pine, is a pine native to the south Atlantic Europe region and parts of the western Mediterranean. It is a hard, fast growing pine bearing small seeds with large wings. Description ''Pinus pinaster'' is a medium-size tree, reaching tall with a trunk diameter of up to , exceptionally . The bark is orange-red, thick, and deeply fissured at the base of the trunk, somewhat thinner in the upper crown. The leaves ('needles') are in pairs, very stout ( broad), up to long, and bluish-green to distinctly yellowish-green. The maritime pine features the longest and most robust needles of all European pine species. The cones are conic, long and broad at the base when closed, green at first, ripening glossy red-brown when 24 months old. They open slowly over the next few years, or after being heated by a forest fire, to release the seeds, opening to broad. The seeds are long, with a wing, and are wind- dispersed. Similar specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Oak
''Quercus suber'', commonly called the cork oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section ''Quercus'' sect. ''Cerris''. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring and as the cores of cricket balls. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa. In the Mediterranean basin the tree is an ancient species with fossil remnants dating back to the Tertiary period. It endures drought and makes little demand on the soil quality and is regarded as a defence against desertification. Cork oak forests are home to a multitude of animal and plant species. Since cork is increasingly being displaced by other materials as a bottle cap, these forests are at risk as part of the cultural landscape and animal species such as the Iberian lynx are threatened with extinction. Description General appearance and bark The cork oak grows as an evergreen tree, reaching an average height of or in rare cases up to 25 m and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cap Bougaroûn
Cap Bougaroûn T (Arabic: رأس بوقارون Ras Bougaroun "Cap the Horns" or "Horned Cap") or the Seven Caps (Arabic Seba Rous) is a cape in Algeria in Skikda Province. The Cape constitutes the western end of the Gulf of Skikda, opposite the :fr:Cap de Fer, and forms a peninsula which is the most important of the Algerian coast. It is the northernmost point of Algeria. In the first century, it was named ''Cape Treton'' (Greek Τρητόν "Chiseled") in the Geography of Strabo. It marked the limit between the Masaesyli in the west and the Massylii in the east. The November 6, 1943, the Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ... led an attack off Cape Bougaroun on the KMF-25A convoy composed of 26 transport ships escorted by 15 Allied warships, in which s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The Sea has played a central role in the history of Western civilization. Geological evidence indicates that around 5.9 million years ago, the Mediterranean was cut off from the Atlantic and was partly or completely desiccated over a period of some 600,000 years during the Messinian salinity crisis before being refilled by the Zanclean flood about 5.3 million years ago. The Mediterranean Sea covers an area of about , representing 0.7% of the global ocean surface, but its connection to the Atlantic via the Strait of Gibraltar—the narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates the Iberian Peninsula in Europe from Morocco in Africa—is only wide. The Mediterranean S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhumel River
The Rhumel River (also Rhummel, Rummel, El-Kebîrl; Arabic: وادي الرمال) is the largest river in the Constantine region of Algeria. Geography The source of the Rhumel river is in the Ferdjioua (Mila) mountains. From there it meanders through the Constantine plateau, then narrows considerably north of Aïn Smara where it forms an almost complete oxbow before infiltrating, in a SW/NE orientation, the Djebel El Hadjar limestone tables and the Aïn El Bey plateau. From here, it flows into a narrow ravine near Boussouf, goes through several curves, and becomes very narrow again at a place called "the Roman arches". This leads to the entrance to the Kheneg gorges, whose huge eastern pillar, called "Tiddis mountain", is the site of Tiddis a significant Berber and Roman city that was explored by the archaeologist André Berthier. Not far away is the village of Messaoud Boudjriou (previously Aïn-Kerma) and its old antimony mine. The lower Rhumel (or Oued-el-Kebir) passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantinois
Constantinois is a cultural and historical region of the Maghreb, located in northeastern Algeria. Geography The region corresponds roughly to six contemporary ''wilayas'': Constantine Province, Annaba Province, Guelma Province, Skikda Province, Souk Ahras Province, and El Tarf Province. The chief city of the region is Constantine. Topography A large part of Constantinois is dominated by mountain ranges, including the: *Babor Mountains *Constantine Mountains * Collo Massif See also * Constantine department * Ifriqiya — ''medieval period'' * Battle of Philippeville The Battle of Philippeville, also known as the Philippeville massacre or the August Offensive was a series of raids launched on 20 August 1955 on various cities and towns of the Constantine region by FLN insurgents and armed mobs during ... References Cultural regions of Algeria Geography of Annaba Province Geography of Constantine Province Constantine, Algeria Geography of Guelma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jijel Province
Jijel ( ar, ولاية جيجل) is a province (''wilaya'') in Algeria, on the eastern Mediterranean coast. The capital is Jijel (Phoenician name : ''Igilgili''). Taza National Park is located in this province. History The province was created from parts of Constantine (department) and Sétif (département) in 1974. In 1984 Mila Province was carved out of its territory. Administrative divisions The province is divided into 11 districts, which are further divided into 28 ''communes'' or municipalities. Districts # Chekfa # Djimla # El Ancer # El Aouana # El Milia # Jijel # Settara # Sidi Maârouf # Taher # Texenna # Ziama Mansouriah Communes # Bordj T'har # Boucif Ouled Askeur # Boudriaa Ben Yadjis # Bouraoui Belhadef # Chahna # Chekfa # Djemaa Beni Habibi # Djimla # El Ancer # El Aouana # El Kennar Nouchfi # El Milia # Emir Abdelkader # Eraguene # Ghebala # Jijel Jijel ( ar, جيجل), the classical Igilgili, is the capital of Jijel Province in no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annaba
Annaba ( ar, عنّابة, "Place of the Jujubes"; ber, Aânavaen), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 464,740 (2019) and 1,000,000 for the metropole, Annaba is the third-largest city and the leading industrial center in Algeria. Annaba is a coastal city that underwent significant growth during the 20th century. Annaba has a metropolitan area with a higher population density than the other metropolitan areas of the Algerian coastline, such as Oran and Algiers. Much of eastern and southern Algeria uses the services, equipment and infrastructure of Annaba. Economically, it is the centre for various economic activities, such as industry, transportation, finance, and tourism. Names Present-day Annaba grew up on the site of Aphrodisium, the seaport of the Roman city . (The modern ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petite Kabylie
Petite Kabylie or Petite Kabylia ( Berber: Tamurt n Iqbayliyen, Arabic: al-Qabā'il as-Saghra, القبائل الصغرى, Maghrebi Arabic: Qbayel es-Sghira) is a natural region in the mountainous area of northern Algeria. The Petite Kabylie is part of the greater Kabylie region. Geography The Petite Kabylie is located in the mountainous area of the Bibans and the Babor Range, subranges of the Tell Atlas range bordering the Mediterranean. The Petite Kabylie is separated from the Grande Kabylie by the Soummam Valley. The Petite Kabylie spreads over several administrative divisions of Algeria: Béjaïa Province, part of Setif Province (Ath Yaala, Ath Ourtilan, Draa Kebila, Bouandas, Babor), part of Bordj Bou Arréridj Province (Ath Laalam, El Main, El Mehir, Ath Djafar, Ath Khelifa, Ath Sidi Brahim, Mensourah, Rabiâa, Tizi El Khemis, Tizi Ikachouchan, Tassamert,) and the part of Bouira Province bordering the provinces of Béjaïa and Bordj Bou Arreridj. An ampler definiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
