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Annaba

Annaba (formerly Bône, historically Hippo) is a city in the northeastern corner of Algeria

Algeria

Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country located in North Africa. It is the largest country of the Mediterranean sea, second largest in the Arab World, and the second largest on the African continent and the eleventh-largest country in the world in terms of land area....
near the river Seybouse and the Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast....
n border. It is located in Annaba Province

Annaba Province

Annaba is a small province in the north-eastern corner of Algeria. Its capital, Annaba is Algeria's main port for mineral exports....
. With a population of 258 058 (2002 estimate), it is the fourth largest city in Algeria. It is a leading industrial centre in eastern Algeria.

See Hippo Regius
Hippo Regius

Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba , Algeria. Under this name, it was a major city in Roman Empire Africa, hosting several early Christian councils, and was the home of the philosopher and theologian Augustine of Hippo....
for Classical and Ecclesiastical history

The vicinity of Annaba has yielded evidence of very early hominid occupation at Ain el Hanech, near Saïda (ca.

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Annaba (formerly Bône, historically Hippo) is a city in the northeastern corner of Algeria

Algeria

Tunisia

Annaba Province

Prehistory and History

The vicinity of Annaba has yielded evidence of very early hominid occupation at Ain el Hanech, near Saïda (ca. 200,000 B.C.), including artefacts that show remarkable tool

Tool

A broad definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other....
-making craftsmanship. Other archaeological finds include tools in the Levalloisian and Mousterian

Mousterian

Mousterian is a name given by archaeologists to a style of predominantly flint tools associated primarily with Neanderthal and dating to the Middle Paleolithic, the middle part of the Old Stone Age....
styles produced by humans (Homo sapiens) well before 100,000 years ago, similar to those in the Levant. According to some sources, prehistoric

Prehistory

Prehistory is a term often used to describe the period before Recorded history. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pr?-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France....
Algeria was the site of the most advanced development of flake-tool techniques in the Middle Stone Age (Middle Paleolithic

Paleolithic

The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic or "Old Stone" era is a Prehistory era distinguished by the development of the first stone tools, and covers roughly 99% of human history....
). Tools from this era, starting from at least as early as 85,000 B.C., are called Aterian

Aterian

The Aterian archaeological industry is a name given by archaeologists to a type of stone tool manufacturing dating to the Middle Stone Age in the region around the Atlas Mountains and the northern Sahara....
after the site Bir el Ater south of Annaba. These tools are marked by a high standard of workmanship, great variety, and specialization. See Prehistory of Central North Africa.

Annaba, which was called Hippo Regius

Hippo Regius

Hippo Regius is the ancient name of the modern city of Annaba , Algeria. Under this name, it was a major city in Roman Empire Africa, hosting several early Christian councils, and was the home of the philosopher and theologian Augustine of Hippo....
during Roman

Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC....
times, was probably founded by the Phoenicia

Phoenicia

Phoenicia was an ancient civilization centered in the north of ancient Canaan, with its heartland along the coastal regions of modern day Lebanon, extending to parts of Israel, Syria and the Palestinian territories....
ns in the 12th century BC. It was a centre of early Christianity

Christianity

Christianity is a Monotheistic religion #Christian view religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus as New Testament view on Jesus' life....
. Augustine of Hippo was bishop here from 396 until 430. The city has buildings from its Roman, Christian, and Muslim

Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
eras.

During French rule, the city was known as Bône. It was one of the main European settlements, having a sizeable pied-noir

Pied-noir

Pied-Noir , plural Pieds-Noirs, pronounced , is a term used to refer to colonists of Algeria until the end of the Algerian War in 1962....
minority. One famous pied-noir

Pied-noir

Pied-Noir , plural Pieds-Noirs, pronounced , is a term used to refer to colonists of Algeria until the end of the Algerian War in 1962....
from Bône was Alphonse Juin

Alphonse Juin

Alphonse Pierre Juin was a Marshal of France....
, a Marshal of France

Marshal of France

The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements....
and a former NATO Central Europe Commander.

Education

One of Annaba's most notable educational institutions is Annaba University

Annaba University

Annaba University is one of the oldest university in Algeria. It offers a variety of courses.External links* As of 2004, there are over 40,000 students enrolled (http://www.annaba-univ.dz.org).

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Transportation and industry

Annaba is served by Rabah Bitat Airport

Rabah Bitat Airport

Rabah Bitat Airport , formerly known as Les Salines Airport, and popularly as El Mellah Airport is an international airport located 9 km south of Annaba, a city in Algeria....
, an international airport whose IATA airport code

IATA airport code

An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association ....
is AAE. Annaba has rail links to the Algerian cities of Constantine

Constantine, Algeria

Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in north-eastern Algeria. Slightly inland, it is about 80 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea coast....
and Algiers

Algiers

Algiers Nicknamed El-Bahdja or Alger la Blanche for the glistening white of its buildings as seen rising up from the sea, Algiers is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea....
.

Tourism

Annaba is known for its beautiful beaches and amazing family night life. Most tourists are from France and Italy.