Chetaïbi (; ) (formerly Herbillon) is a small

fishing port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manche ...

Annaba Province Annaba () is a province ('' wilaya'') in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba, is Algeria's main port for mineral exports. History In 1984 El Taref Province was carved out from its territory. Administrative divisions The ...

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

located on a peninsula west of

Annaba Annaba (), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 263,65 ...

Geography

The commune of Chetaïbi is located about 62 km northwest of the

wilayah A wilayah ( or ''wilāya'', plural ; Urdu, Pashto and ; ) is an administrative division, usually translated as "state", " province" or occasionally as " governorate". The word comes from the Arabic root "''w-l-y''", "to govern": a '' wāli''� ...

of Annaba. Chetaïbi has a

. The main beaches of Chetaïbi are Chétaibi, Les sables d'or, Oued Leghnem, Fountaine Romaine, La Baie Ouest and Sidi Akkacha. The population of the town was 8035 in the 2008

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. The

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of Chetaïbi is 23014.

Gallery

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History

During the

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there was a Roman town called Tacuata and based on the remaining ruins, it was a relatively important city. In Roman times it was the starting point of a road to the west, marked by Muharur (

Sidi Akkacha Sidi Akkacha is a town and commune in Chlef Province, Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by ...

), Zacca (Cape de Fer), where red

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was mined and exported to Rome through the port on the Seybouse, then Culucitanis (El Marsa) and Paratienis (Guerbes). With Muslim conquests of the

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, the

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s renamed the town "Tekkouch", from the

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"Teccuche". Several places along the shore are associated with legends of the neighboring peoples. The local population considers the bay of Sidi Akacha "sacred". For about a decade it was frequented by armed terrorists because of its isolation and rugged forested terrain. The forest, extensive along this part of the coast, is greatly admired with very rigorous asceticism. A number of mausoleums host brilliant fantasia, as in Sidi Boufernana every year. In 1830, during the siege of

, a clandestine flotilla came every night from Tekouch to supply the inhabitants of the city with provisions. At that time, a historical event of great size was not lacking in certain interest and deserves a precision: since it is there, even in the Edough, where its maquis has preserved in the mountains the memory of the revolt of si Zeghdoud. From a family of scholars bearing the name of Oued Jemaoune, he was born in Souk el had (Ain oum elrakha today) against the occupier although dating from the first day gained in magnitude in June 1841 refugee to Sidi Akkacha. At the end of the 19th century, Tekouch took the name of the

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general . At the time when the ship ''Le Caramy'' transported passengers between

Bône Annaba (), formerly known as Bon, Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the northeastern corner of Algeria, close to the border with Tunisia. Annaba is near the small Seybouse River and is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about 263,65 ...

and Herbillon, the first doctors to practice there were Drs Bendjelloul and Monpére. After

Algerian independence An independence referendum was held in French Algeria on 1 July 1962. It followed French approval of the Évian Accords in an April referendum. Voters were asked whether Algeria should become an independent state, co-operating with France; 99.7 ...

the town was renamed Chetaïbi. Docteur A.FRIHA, « Histoire de Chetaibi » [archive] (consulté le 31 mai 2016)
.

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chetaibi Communes of Annaba Province Annaba Province