Guelma, formerly called by the name of Kalama (Btifinagh: pronounced in the local dialect: Valma), is a city, commune, and chief town of the Wilayat of Guelma, located in the northeastern part of the Algerian state, 60 km from the international airport and port of Annaba, 150 km from the Tunisian border, and 537 km from Algiers. km, a tourist city famous for its topography and its nature in addition to its wealth of archaeological monuments which count more than 500 sites and monuments, including what is due to the Numidian, Numidian, and Punic times (a mixture of local Berber culture with Phoenician), in particular, the Roman theater which was built during the reign of the Roman emperor of Libyan Berber origin, Septimius Severus.
Location and geography
The city of Guelma is located in the east of Algeria, bounded on
the north by Annaba, to the west by Constantine, Skikda, east by Souk Ahras,
south: Oum El Bouaghi, is the capital of Wilaya No. 24, which results from the
administrative division of 1974. It is located in a depression surrounded by
mountains covered with forests on both sides, the most important of which is
the Mauna Mountains.
Climate
The territory of the Wilayat is characterized by a humid climate
in the north and center and a continental climate in the interior, rainy in
winter and hot in summer. The rainfall varies from 400 mm to 654 mm/year. This
climate has allowed the Wilayat of Guelma to have an important agricultural and
pastoral character.
Agriculture
It is characterized by an agricultural character in the first
place and an immense forest wealth as well as surface and underground waters.it
is also considered as a transit area for many states, especially border states,
such as Tébessa, Annaba, El Tarf, Skikda, and Souk Ahras These states are
considered as the administrative borders of the Wilayat of Guelma and are
specialized in the cultivation of durum wheat, livestock and vast fertile
lands.
Culture
Guelma knows some of the most prominent cultural activities
Music, plastic arts, theater. It has recorded its presence in
several events and festivals of value at the national level and among the most
important of these associations and cultural movements in Guelma: The Malacca
Society for Contemporary Music, the Badr Band, the Association Belbel Al-Afrah
for Malouf, some of the bands of Al-Aysawa, the Association of the Theatre
Houari Boumediene, the Association Basmat for Fine Arts, and these movements
had The associations have the honor of representing Guelma in national and
regional forums, and this city has also enjoyed the organization of some
artistic events, for example :
- Annual Festival of Fine Arts.
- Regional Festival of Malouf.
- Children's theater festival.
The region is also known for some other activities, such as the
art of pottery, sewing, and traditional weaving, such as the art of Tarzi and
Majboud, caftans, and carpets. Guelma is also rich in several mosques, the most
important of which are: Mosque Al Ateeq.
Cultural centers
- Abdel Meguid Shafei Cultural House.
- Cultural Center of the Benevolent Street.
- Islamic Cultural Center.
Theaters
- Regional Theater of Guelma (Mohamed Triki)
- An open-air theater with a capacity of 5,000 seats for Guelma.
Museums
- Museum of the moudjahidines of the province of Guelma
Libraries
- The main library of a public reading of the state of Guelma.
Cultural week
Guelma Cultural Week Within the framework of interstate cultural exchanges and within the local cultural festivals of arts and popular cultures that support cultural and artistic exchanges between states, Guelma is the host of 48 states throughout the year.
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