Algeria / 23 Annaba
Annaba
Population
609,499
RGPH 2008 · ONS
Wilaya number
23
Area
≈ 1,410 km²
433 people per km²
Municipalities
12
Phone code
+213 38
038 from inside Algeria
Time zone
UTC+1
no summer time
About Annaba
The wilaya of Annaba is a province of Algeria on the Mediterranean Sea. It borders the wilayas of El Tarf to the east, Guelma to the south and Skikda to the west. Its 12 communes are grouped in 6 dairas, or districts. The wilaya had 609,499 inhabitants at the 2008 census (ONS). Its main town was once Hippo Regius, Hippone, Bouna and, under French rule from 1832, Bône. Its Arabic name refers to the jujube tree, common in the region.
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16 wilayas placed on yellow rain and storm alert
Street theatre draws a crowd at Annaba's women's theatre festivalWorks officially start on the eastern phosphate projectMunicipalities of AnnabaMunicipalities
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