Seybouse (in Algerian Arabic : وادي سيبوس , romanized: Oued Seybouse ) is a river in northeastern Algeria , near the border with Tunisia . In Roman times, it was called the Ubus .
7-656: The river runs for about 225 kilometres (140 mi), flowing through Guelma and Annaba Provinces . It starts in Medjez Amar, in the Tell Atlas north-west of Guelma Province . Its flows into the Mediterranean Sea at Seybouse (called Joannonville under French rule) to the south-east of the city of Annaba . Its mouth is just north of Sidi Salem, the site of Hippo Regius where Saint Augustine lived in AD 391–430. The Seybouse
14-486: Is a province ( wilaya ) in eastern Algeria . Its namesake is its seat and most populous municipality: Guelma . Its civilians suffered heavy casualties during the 1945 Sétif massacre by the French Army . The province itself was established in 1974. Before that, it was part of Annaba Province . In 1984 El Taref Province and Souk Ahras Province were carved out of its territory. It has 429,998 inhabitants as of
21-535: Is divided into 10 districts ( daïras ), which are further divided into 34 communes or municipalities. Communes of Algeria [REDACTED] Member State of the African Union [REDACTED] Member State of the Arab League The communes of Algeria (Arabic: بلدية (singular)) form the third level of administrative subdivisions of Algeria . As of 2002, there were 1,541 municipalities in
28-668: Is used for irrigation of agricultural areas, but it is becoming polluted because of industrial activities. This article about a location in Annaba Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a location in Guelma Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Algeria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Guelma Province Guelma Province ( Arabic : ولاية قالمة )
35-515: The 1998 census, one of the lower populations in the country, which gives it 39 seats in the APW , the province's assembly. The population density is 105 inhabitants per square kilometre (272/sq mi). Of these, 54.4% live in urban areas and 87% have access to safe drinking water , lower than the national average of 89%. [1] Archived 2007-09-11 at the Wayback Machine . Of the active population of
42-403: The province, 23.3% work in agriculture , 17.9% in constructions , 9.9% in industry , and 48.9% in the services sector. 21.1% of the population is unemployed . [2] ] The territory of the province (4,101 km (1,583 sq mi)) is mainly composed of arable land (about 49%) or 1,890 km (730 sq mi), of which about 100 km (39 sq mi) is irrigated , and
49-602: The rest is rainfed. In the area surrounding Guelma , around 130 km (50 sq mi) is irrigable, 110 km (42 sq mi) in the area between Oued Zenati and Tamlouka , and 20 km (8 sq mi) around Bouchegouf. Forests cover about 31% of the total area, which equals 0.9 km (0 sq mi), composed mainly of Aleppo Pine , Algerian Oak and Cork Oak . Areas dedicated for future industrial development, called activity zones in Algeria cover 2 km (1 sq mi). [3] ] The province
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