Jijel

The city of Jijel in Algeria Jijel is an Arab Algerian city located geographically in the eastern side of Algeria, specifically in the center of the province of Jijel on the longitude of 5.766667 degrees east of the Greenwich line, and on a latitude 36.816667 degrees north of  the equator, with an area of 62.38 km², which occupies the first place Among the cities of the province of Jijel in terms of area, and the official language of Arabic and Amazigh, also known as the city of Ijeli.

 Historical Stations in the History of the City Historical Stations from the City of Jijel.  Founded by the Phenicians in the sixth century BC, and in their rule they took a harbor and a safe commercial center for them on the northern coast of the western Mediterranean, and the most prominent historical monuments found in it: Rock.  It was destroyed in 1143 AD by the Sicilian prince of Roger Sea.  The southerners occupied it and took it as a port on the African coast in 1240. They also built a garrison, made it one of the largest markets in the slave trade, and linked it commercially with the city of Venice and the Italian Pisa.

 The city became the capital of Algeria in 1524, and was the first capital of the state in modern times.  Campaigns by Spanish forces intensified on the coasts of Algeria in the early sixteenth century, and many Algerian cities fell into their hands;  The city even removed the Spanish occupation from it, and then came under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.  In 1839, French troops seized their territory on May 13, and the city flourished with great urbanization, and in 1962 it gained independence from them.  The university was built in 2002.

 Various information about the city Various information about the city of Jijel: includes many neighborhoods;  And the fence door, and the Association, and blacksmithing.  The meaning of its name is known in Amazigh in Rabwah, and in Phenician language with a whirlpool.  It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea on the north side, the municipality of Gaous on the south side, the municipality of Prince Abdel Qader on the east side, and the municipality of Al-Awana on the west side.  The population reached 134,839 according to the statistics of 2008, and the population density was 2161 people per km².  The statue of liberty, also known as El Cogador, is one of the city's most remarkable landmarks.