Constantinois is a cultural and historical region of the
Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb () and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb al ...
, located in northeastern
Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...
.
Geography
The region corresponds roughly to seven contemporary ''wilayas'':
Constantine Province,
Annaba Province
Annaba () is a province ('' wilaya'') in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports.
History
In 1984 El Taref Province was carved out from its territory.
Administrative divisions
The ...
,
Guelma Province,
Skikda Province
Skikda () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean coastline, with 1.095.666 inhabitants in 2019, With a natural annual growth rate estimated at 1.22%.
Geography
The Skikda Pr ...
,
Souk Ahras Province
Souk Ahras () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia. In 2008, Souk Ahras had a population of 440,299 people.
Geo ...
,
Mila Province, and
El Tarf Province
El Taref () is a provinces of Algeria, province (''wilaya'') of Algeriawith a population of 481136 inhabitants in 2019 El Kala is a port town in this province. El Taref is the capital city. El Kala, a port town in this province, is home to El Kal ...
.
The chief city of the region is
Constantine.
Topography
A large part of Constantinois is dominated by
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...
s, including the:
[
* Babor Mountains
*Constantine Mountains
* Collo Massif
]
See also
* Constantine department
* Ifriqiya
Ifriqiya ( '), also known as al-Maghrib al-Adna (), was a medieval historical region comprising today's Tunisia, eastern Algeria, and Tripolitania (roughly western Libya). It included all of what had previously been the Byzantine province of ...
— ''medieval period''
* Battle of Philippeville
References
Cultural regions of Algeria
Geography of Annaba Province
Geography of Constantine Province
History of Constantine, Algeria
Geography of Guelma Province
Geography of Skikda Province
Geography of Souk Ahras Province
Geography of Tébessa Province
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