Algeria Northeastern Algeria

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Algeria - Northeastern Algeria

Northeastern algeria

Eastern Algeria consists of a massif area extensively dissected into mountains, plains, and basins. It differs from the western portion of the country in that its prominent topographic features do not parallel the coast. In its southern sector, the steep cliffs and long ridges of the Aurès Mountains create an almost impenetrable refuge that has played an important part in the history of the Maghrib since Roman times. Near the northern coast, the Petite Kabylie Mountains are separated from the Grande Kabylie range at the eastward limits of the Tell by the Soummam River. The coast is predominantly mountainous in the far eastern part of the country, but limited plains provide hinterlands for the port cities of Bejaïa, Skikda, and Annaba. In the interior of the region, extensive high plains mark the region around Sétif and Constantine; these plains were developed during the French colonial period as the principal centers of grain cultivation. Near Constantine, salt marshes offer seasonal grazing grounds to seminomadic sheep herders.

 
You can read more regarding this subject on the following websites:

Algeria - Wikipedia
Hydrochemistry and Gas Geochemistry of the Northeastern
THE ODONATA OF NUMIDIA, NORTHEASTERN ALGERIA
Kabyle (Berber) pottery from northeastern Algeria - JANE
Mid Cretaceous Ostracoda Of Northeastern Algeria


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