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Jijel (جيجل, or Djidjelli) is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. [1]

46 relations: Abdelmalek Droukdel, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, Barbary macaque, Béjaïa, Berbers, Central European Time, Citadel, Citrus, City, Constantine, Algeria, Cork (material), Corniche Jijelienne, Crop, Districts of Algeria, Earthquake, Endangered species, European enclaves in North Africa before 1830, Grain, Habitat, Hayreddin Barbarossa, Igilgili, Jijel, Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport, Jijel Province, Kutama, Leather, List of lighthouses in Algeria, List of postal codes in Algeria, List of sovereign states, Mayor, Mediterranean Sea, Municipality, National park, Peninsula, Phoenicia, Prehistory, Primate, Provinces of Algeria, Resort town, Sétif, Steelmaking, Tanning (leather), Taza National Park, University of Jijel, 1856 Djijelli earthquakes.

Abdelmalek Droukdel

Abdelmalek Droukdel (born 20 April 1970), also known by his nom de guerre as Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, is the emir, or leader, of the Algerian Islamic militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), formerly the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC).

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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Tanẓīm al-Qā‘idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī), or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda) which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state.

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Algeria

Algeria (الجزائر, familary Algerian Arabic الدزاير; ⴷⵣⴰⵢⴻⵔ; Dzayer; Algérie), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a sovereign state in North Africa on the Mediterranean coast.

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Barbary macaque

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), also known as Barbary ape or magot, is a species of macaque unique for its distribution outside Asia.

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Béjaïa

Béjaïa (بِجَايَة, Bijayah; Bgayet, Bgayeth, ⴱⴳⴰⵢⴻⵜ), formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria; it is the capital of Béjaïa Province, Kabylia.

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Berbers

Berbers or Amazighs (Berber: Imaziɣen, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗⴻⵏ; singular: Amaziɣ, ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵗ) are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa, primarily inhabiting Algeria, northern Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, northern Niger, Tunisia, Libya, and a part of western Egypt.

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Central European Time

Central European Time (CET), used in most parts of Europe and a few North African countries, is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

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Citadel

A citadel is the core fortified area of a town or city.

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Citrus

Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the rue family, Rutaceae.

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City

A city is a large human settlement.

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Constantine, Algeria

Not to be confused with Constantinople, the historical city from 330 to 1453 in Thrace, now Istanbul, Turkey. Constantine (قسنطينة, ⵇⵙⴻⵏⵟⵉⵏⴰ), also spelled Qacentina or Kasantina, is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern Algeria.

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Cork (material)

Cork is an impermeable buoyant material, the phellem layer of bark tissue that is harvested for commercial use primarily from Quercus suber (the cork oak), which is endemic to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.

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Corniche Jijelienne

Corniche Jjilienne (كورنيش جيجل) is a natural region of northern Algeria characterised by rocky forested massifs rising above the coastal plain.

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Crop

A crop is a plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence.

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Districts of Algeria

The provinces of Algeria are divided into 553 districts (daïras).

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Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth, resulting from the sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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European enclaves in North Africa before 1830

The European enclaves in North Africa (technically ‘semi-enclaves’) were towns, fortifications and trading posts on the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts of North Africa, obtained by various European powers in the period before they had the military capacity to occupy the interior (i.e. before the French conquest of Algeria in 1830).

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Grain

A grain is a small, hard, dry seed, with or without an attached hull or fruit layer, harvested for human or animal consumption.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Hayreddin Barbarossa

Hayreddin Barbarossa (Arabic: Khayr ad-Din Barbarus خير الدين بربروس), (Ariadenus Barbarussa), or Barbarossa Hayreddin Pasha (Barbaros Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa or Hızır Hayreddin (Hayrettin) Paşa; also Hızır Reis before being promoted to the rank of Pasha and becoming the Kapudan Pasha), born Khizr or Khidr (Turkish: Hızır; c. 1478 – 4 July 1546), was an Ottoman admiral of the fleet who was born on the island of Lesbos and died in Constantinople, the Ottoman capital.

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Igilgili

Igilgili was a Roman-Berber colonia in located in present-day Jijel, Algeria.

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Jijel

Jijel (جيجل, or Djidjelli) is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria.

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Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport

Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport, also known as Ferhat Abbas Airport, is an airport near Jijel, Algeria.

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Jijel Province

Jijel (ولاية جيجل,, Wilaya de Jijel) is a province (wilaya) in Algeria, part of the Kabylie region, on the eastern Mediterranean coast.

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Kutama

The Kutama (Berber: Iktamen) were a major Berber Tribe in northern Algeria classified among the Berber Confederation of the Bavares.

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Leather

Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhides, mostly cattle hide.

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List of lighthouses in Algeria

This is a list of lighthouses in Algeria.

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List of postal codes in Algeria

List of postal codes of cities in Algeria; the first two numbers stand for the provincial code; postal codes of larger cities are mostly formed of the provincial code and the zeros after it.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Municipality

A municipality is usually a single urban or administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and state laws to which it is subordinate.

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National park

A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes.

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Peninsula

A peninsula (paeninsula from paene "almost” and insula "island") is a piece of land surrounded by water on the majority of its border, while being connected to a mainland from which it extends.

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Phoenicia

Phoenicia (or; from the Φοινίκη, meaning "purple country") was a thalassocratic ancient Semitic civilization that originated in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the west of the Fertile Crescent.

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Prehistory

Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago by hominins and the invention of writing systems.

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Primate

A primate is a mammal of the order Primates (Latin: "prime, first rank").

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Provinces of Algeria

Algeria is divided into 48 wilayas (provinces) and 1541 baladiyahs (municipalities, in French: commune).

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Resort town

A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, is an urban area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy.

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Sétif

Setif (Berber: Ẓḍif or Sṭif, سطيف, Sitifis) is an Algerian city and the capital of the Stif Province, it is one of the most important cities of eastern Algeria and the country as a whole, since it is considered the trade capital of the country.

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Steelmaking

Steelmaking is the process for producing steel from iron ore and scrap.

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Tanning (leather)

Tanned leather in Marrakesh Tanning is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.

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Taza National Park

The national park of Taza (Arabic:الحظيرة الوطنية تازة) is one of the smaller national parks of Algeria.

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University of Jijel

The University of Jijel is a university, located in Jijel, Algeria.

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1856 Djijelli earthquakes

The 1856 Djijelli earthquakes occurred on August 21 and 22 near the coastal area of northern Algeria.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jijel

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