Jijel

Jijel the state and one of the coastal states of eastern Algeria, the most important cities: Jijel, Taher and Almellih.

Located Jijel province in eastern Algeria, a coastal state is bordered on the north of the Mediterranean, south of the state and the state of Setif, Mila, from the east and from the west Skikda province of Bejaia.

Its coastline runs along 120 km of the beach and the valley flowers Skikda province, east to the shore of the Red Municipality Ziama Mansouriet west. The surface of a mountain state by 82% peppered plain along the sea, especially in municipalities Emir Abdelkader, Alguenar and Sidi Abdul Aziz. And the rest are rugged mountains with dense vegetation consists mainly of oak trees and rice.
Mountains of the most important state Salma Mountains, Brown's speech, Tavrtas, Buavron, Tamentot, Bouazza, Tmezkidh and Sedat, Qasiras which increases the height of all of them for a thousand meters. Also famous Jijel province Cornish runs at a distance of more than 40 km, by some limestone caves dubbed "strange caves."

Ancient history, and the origin of the population of the state of Jijel Amazigh associate them Ibn Khaldun for weatherproofing Berber tribe, as one of the oldest cities of Algeria. Established due to the era of the Phoenicians who solved them and they built the city.
The presence of Jijel, in a strategic place on the Mediterranean make it coveted for several conquer (Romans, Vandals, Albzntaan and Genoese)