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Algeria
Northeastern Algeria
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.
Data as of December 1993
