The city of Skikda

Skikda

The wilaya of Skikda is a city and a Department Northeast Algeria. Formerly called Rusicade in Roman times it was taken by the French in January 1848 when colonisation.Les French troops entered the Bay of Stora become the fishing port of Skikda.

One of the largest petrochemical areas of Algeria is to the east of the city in the town of Larbi Ben Me Hidi (Formerly Joan of Arc ").

Geographic location

Mediterranean city, located east of the Algerian coast, Skikda covers an area of ​​4137.68 square kilometers whose coasts are 140 km. Skikda is bounded by the North Sea méditéranée, the wilaya of Annaba in the east to the west Jijel, in Guelma Constantine Southeast and the Southwest.

Daïras and towns to Skikda

Ain Bouziane, Ain Cherchar, Aïn Kechra, Aïn Zouit, Azzaba, bekkouche lakhdar, Ben-El-Ouiden, Benazouz Beni Bechir, Beni Oulbane, Beni Zid, Bouchtata, Cheraia, Collo, Djendel Saadi Mohamed El-El-Ghedir Hadaik, Harrouch El-El-Marsa, Emdjez Edchich, Essebt, Filfila, Hamadi Krouma, Kanoua, Kerkera, Kheneg Mayoum, Oued Zehour, Ouldja Boulballout, Ouled Attia Ouled Hebaba, Oum Toub, Ramdane Djamel, Salah Bouchaour Sidi Mezhiche, Skikda , Tamalous, Zerdazas, Zitouna.