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Constantinois is a cultural and historical region of the
Constantinois is a cultural and historical region of the Maghreb
The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also known as the Arab Maghreb ( ar, المغرب العربي) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of North Africa and the Arab world. The region includes Algeria, ...
, located in northeastern Algeria
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Geography
The region corresponds roughly to six contemporary ''wilayas'':Constantine Province
Constantine ( ar, ولاية قسنطينة) is one of the 58 provinces ('' wilayas'') of Algeria
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, Annaba Province
Annaba ( ar, ولاية عنابة) 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 its territory.
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, Guelma Province
Guelma Province ( ar, ولاية قالمة) is a province ('' wilaya'') in eastern Algeria. Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma.
History
Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by th ...
, Skikda Province
Skikda ( ar, ولاية سكيكدة) is a province ('' wilaya'') of Algeria, on its eastern Mediterranean coastline.
History
The province was created from Constantine (department) in 1974.
Administrative divisions
The province is divided into ...
, Souk Ahras Province
Souk Ahras ( ar, ولاية سوق أهراس) is a province (''wilaya'') in the Aures region in Algeria, named after its capital, Souk Ahras. It stands on the border between Algeria and Tunisia.
Geography
Souk Ahras is situated in the extre ...
, and El Tarf Province.
The chief city of the region is Constantine
Constantine most often refers to:
* Constantine the Great, Roman emperor from 306 to 337, also known as Constantine I
*Constantine, Algeria, a city in Algeria
Constantine may also refer to:
People
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Topography
A large part of Constantinois is dominated bymountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
s, including the:
*Babor Mountains
The Babor Range ( ar, جبل البابور; kab, Idurar n Babuṛ) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria. The highest point of the range is 2,004 m high Mount Babor.
The Babor Range, together with the neighboring Bibans, is part of t ...
*Constantine Mountains
* Collo Massif
See also
*Constantine department
Constantine Department was a French ''département'' in Algeria during the colonial period, which existed between 1848 and 1974. The area of the former department, centered on the city of Constantine, is also referred to as Constantinois ( ar, ...
* Ifriqiya — ''medieval period''
* Battle of Philippeville
The Battle of Philippeville, also known as the Philippeville massacre or the August Offensive was a series of raids launched on 20 August 1955 on various cities and towns of the Constantine region by FLN insurgents and armed mobs during ...
References
Cultural regions of Algeria Geography of Annaba Province Geography of Constantine Province Constantine, Algeria Geography of Guelma Province Geography of Skikda Province Geography of Souk Ahras Province Geography of Tébessa Province {{Algeria-geo-stub