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| The lions and caryatides building |
Annaba is the capital of Eastern Algeria, not far from the Tunisian border. It has a very long history. The place was already inhabited 12 centuries BC. Numides, Phenicians, Carthagenese, Romans, Vandals, Fatimides, Zirides, Hamadites, Ottomans, Spanish, Ottomans again and French (1832-1962) followed one another as rulers and left their imprint. |
| Annaba, general landscape |
|  | It was called Hippo Regius and later Hippone by the Romans. Later, it became Bouna, that the French turned into Bône. After the independence it chose to call itself Annaba.
The Roman ruins can be visited but unfortunately it was not open when we might have visited them. |
Annaba is the capital of the wilaya (550,000 inhabitants) that bears the same name. It is a rich agricultural land (corn, tomatoes, oranges, cotton, peanuts). It is also a main industrial area with phosphate refining for fertilizers and a main steelwork, the first in the country. It was built under President Boumedienne and was state owned. It has been sold and is now ruled by an Indian company.
The harbor is the third in the country. |  | | Annaba, entrance into the city |
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tiabunna Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:04 UTC As always, I enjoyed returning to your north Africa pages, Jean-Louis. Most impressed by the Palais de la Culture et des Arts. | eternel2002 Mon Jan 15, 2007 15:44 UTC Thanks for your comments J-L, wonderful pages about Annaba,it reminds me of my university years in this beautiful city :) | jungles Sat May 27, 2006 08:15 UTC What wonderfully thorough pages you have! It will take me a long time to get through them all. | maykal Mon Feb 27, 2006 20:41 UTC Excellent page! I am thinking of visiting Annaba from Tunisia for a few days...several people told me it is not worth seeing, but you've proved it is! :@P |
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