Sétif is a city and a municipality and is the capital of a district and of the Algerian state of the same name. It is one of the most important cities in eastern Algeria. It has been known by more than one name throughout history, including Sétif and Azdiv, which means black land in Amazigh. It is located in the hills of northeastern Algeria, south of the Atlas Mountains, and overlooks the plateaus of the Maghres and Babur Mountains. Its location has allowed it to be the economic capital of the Algerian homeland.
Overview of the city
The city of
Setif is a commune located in the northeast of Algeria, east of the Algerian
capital, (the city of Algiers), in the state of Setif, which is the center of
the state, and it is one of the most important states of Algeria in terms of
population density and economic position, It is known for its intensive
cultural, intellectual, religious and philosophical activities. It is a clean
and beautiful city, famous for Sétif Al-Aali, the capital of the highlands, the
city of Aïn El Fouara.
Label
"Azdif",
"Setifis" and "Sétif" are all names of the historical
region of Sétif.
Geography
Location
The city of
Setif, in the state of Setif, which is located in the northeast of the country,
is situated at an altitude of about 1096 meters above sea level, 300 km east of
Algiers, in the hilly Atlas Mountains, on the plateau of Jebel Maqras.
Geology
The city of
Setif is located in an area characterized by a great difference in its
geological formations, whether in terms of age, nature, or in terms of
belonging to structural units, and this is what shows the geological map of the
city, where there are three main groups:
These
quadruple formations are divided into three sections:
Modern
formations: represented in silt, silt, and gravel, they are found near the main
valleys, where the sculpture is still active, and these sediments extend and
form a set of spaces near these valleys, especially along the wadi Bouslam.
Indeterminate
formations: formed by deposits of cliffs, silts, and silt, and form arable land,
distributed along the main valleys according to the shape of the year. It is
sometimes a group on small plains of which the most important is the plain of
Fermatu.
Ancient
formations: They are represented by lacustrine limestones and phyla-crunching
crusts with a characteristic of the high plateaus of the Sétifia.
Formations
of the third-era Continental formations of the Pliocene: They are represented
by sand, silt, and limestone. It is presented in the form of a wide band on the
eastern side, narrowing to the west with some branches to the north and south.
These formations constitute the base on which the city of Setif is located.
follow formations
Formations
of the Persian and Lower Lucian: white limestone with black siliceous
fractures. It is found in narrow areas north of the city.
The
formations of the upper Campani and lower al-Mastrakh are white limestone and
black flint located west of the city (Chouf-Kadad plateau) and a central part
of the plain of Farmatou.
the climate
Sétif has a
semi-arid climate (BSk according to the Köppen climate classification). Its
summers are hot and dry, while its winters are cold with moderately low
rainfall.
Because of
Sétif's location in the highlands at an average altitude of 1,096 meters (3,596
feet), it is one of the coldest regions during the winter in Algeria. The state
frequently experiences annual snowfalls of up to 40 cm. Flash floods are rare
but have occurred recently in the spring and fall. Summers are quite hot with
frequent extreme heat waves around July when temperatures can sometimes reach
40°C (104°F).
tourism
Today, the
commune of Setif is considered one of the most important tourist areas because
of its Roman monuments, located in the amusement park, which is located there,
and the monuments located in the districts of the Wilayat of Setif, which are
close to the commune. of Setif, the center of the state of Setif, and its
capital, for example, the Roman ruins, the beautiful existing buildings, and
others, and the Fatimid monuments, such as the region of Bani Aziz, as the
region of Ikjan, and other regions such as the Mahdia, and others, and other
Islamic monuments, in various regions of the state, including the region of
Qajal, and mineral baths, such as Hammam al-Sukhna and Hammam Qarqur, and the
Awlad Yils Bath and the Awlad Teban Bath, as well as the Hamam Al-Salihin in
Al-Hama Setif, in the south, which is known for the high temperature of its
mineral water.
Economy
Setif is
characterized by the diversity of economic activities, especially agricultural,
all kinds of agriculture, livestock, etc., and industrial, where flourish the
two types of industries, light, heavy, and commercial, where we find the town
of Setif, full of wholesale markets, as you know, with distinctive retail
markets, in which the consumer finds, everything he needs, and shopping
centers, say the same thing in the Algerian homeland, such as the shopping mall
that recently launched "Park Mall", which is the largest shopping
mall in Algeria, because it contains many facilities, and it is a modern
shopping mall that has enhanced the city of Setif in beauty.
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