| Bejaia | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Algeria |
|---|---|
| Area | 120,22 km² |
| Population | 176 139 hab. () |
| Density | 1 465,14 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 06000 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00 |
| Location | |
 36 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N 5 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E | |
| Official site | |
Bejaia (Vgayeth in berber, Candle in French), also called V'gayeth by its inhabitants, is a city ofAlgeria.
Béjaia has been an important oil port in Algeria since independence. In 1974, during the administrative division, it became the capital of a new wilaya bearing the same name. Since this year, it has never stopped progressing in all areas, attracting all the envy of businessmen and investors, both national and foreign.
With a population currently around 200,000, it represents the largest city in Kabylia. With its geo-strategic position, a tourist city par excellence, with its many pleasant sites that are well worth visiting. An industrial, commercial and scientific center, it offers all the amenities (port, airport, major university) to any ambitious investor.
The city is rich in its long history over a thousand years. For a long time, at the 11th and XIIe century, it was the capital of a powerful Berber dynasty called "Hammadids », And it was during this period that it experienced its heyday as a city of history, and was the cradle and residence of eminent scholars from Europe and Asia.
Béjaia, already capital of a whole region "Kabylia", is called to play in the near future a role of first order in the Mediterranean basin.
To go
By plane
On a boat
From Marseille, by ferry. Crossing 20 h on average, including frequent delays at departure and arrival. Also provide 1 h - 2 h additional after docking for customs clearance.
By train
By bus
By car
Circulate
See
- Bordj Moussa (Fort Moussa)
- The Sidi Soufi Mosque
- The Casbah
- The Sacred Woods
- The Toudja Aquaduct
- Remains of the Hammadite wall
- Gouraya mountain and its Fort
- The villages of Ait Kheyar and Trouna in Beni-Maouche
- Lake Ighil-Emda in Kherrata
- The Chelatta Pass
- Akfadou Forest and the Black Lake (Aguelmim Aberkan)
- The Kefrida waterfalls in Amridj (Municipality Taskriout)
- The fairy caves of Aokas
- The Pointe Noire
- The cornice of the great lighthouse
- Cape Bouak
- Anse des Aiguades
- Cape Carbon
- The island of Pisans
- The Peak of the Apes
- The Great Rock of Tijgouga in Cheurfa (Commune Taourirt Ighil)
- The Tala ouguelmim and Tinkicht fountains in Cheurfa (Municipality of Taourirt Ighil)
Make
Sports
Potholing
Numerous and magnificent caving sites are present. The Béjaia caving club will guide you.
Festivals
- Djoua Festival – The Djoua festival, the first edition of which took place from 5 to and which is brought to be reproduced every year. Association space, crafts, tents and traditional meals, concerts.
Buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Hotels
- El Bordj Ed-Dahabi Hotel Melbou – Touristic complex
- Hotel Tabet Iryahen Tala Hamza
- Royal Hotel University road
- Hotel Les Hammadites Tichy –
A very beautiful building, located in Tichy, between the sea and the mountains, built in 1968 by Fernand Pouillon. Has a nice garden and a cleaned beach.
A very beautiful building, located in Tichy, between the sea and the mountains, built in 1968 by Fernand Pouillon. Has a nice garden and a cleaned beach.- Hotel Club Alloui Tichy
