Medea, Algeria
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Médéa population 123,535 (1998 census) is the capital city of Médéa Province
, Algeria
. It is located roughly 90 km south of Algiers
.
The present-day city is situated on the site of an ancient Roman
military post and has a history dating back to the 10th century. The town is French
in character, with a rectangular city plan, red tile-roofed buildings, and beautiful public gardens. The hills surrounding Médéa are covered with vineyards, orchards, and farms that yield abundant grain
. Médéa’s chief products are wines, irrigation equipment, and various handicrafts.
-Antibiotical) is located in Medea.
Shoe factories also established in Takbou and M'salah.
Médéa Province
Médéa is a province of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 19 districts , which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Boucif# Aziz...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
. It is located roughly 90 km south of Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
.
The present-day city is situated on the site of an ancient Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
military post and has a history dating back to the 10th century. The town is French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in character, with a rectangular city plan, red tile-roofed buildings, and beautiful public gardens. The hills surrounding Médéa are covered with vineyards, orchards, and farms that yield abundant grain
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. Médéa’s chief products are wines, irrigation equipment, and various handicrafts.
Etymology
Médéa could be the ancient Roman post "Medix" or "ad Médias", so called because it was equidistant from Tirinadi (Berrouaghia) and Sufnsar (Amoura).History
Médéa was the capital of Titteri; a Bey, deputy of the Dey of Algiers, was resident there. The beylik of Titteri (chief Medea) was established in 1548. The last Bey Mostefa Boumezrag ran it from 1819 to 1830, when the French arrived. In 1837, after the Treaty of Tafna, Abd El-Kader Medea became one of its capitals.Economy
One of the largest pharmaceutical production units in Algeria (SaidalSaidal
Saidal is the largest pharmaceutical company in Algeria and one of the largest in Africa....
-Antibiotical) is located in Medea.
Shoe factories also established in Takbou and M'salah.
Famous people
- Amine MegateliAmine MegateliAmine Megateli is an Algerian football player who is currently playing as a defender for JSM Béjaïa in the Algerian league.-External links:*...
- Professional footballer - Jean RichepinJean RichepinJean Richepin , French poet, novelist and dramatist, the son of an army doctor, was born at Médéa, French Algeria.At school and at the École Normale Supérieure he gave evidence of brilliant, if somewhat undisciplined, powers, for which he found physical vent in different directions—first as a...
- French poet and writer, member of Académie françaiseAcadémie françaiseL'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,... - Djamel TlemçaniDjamel TlemçaniDjamel Tlemçani, is a former Algerian international football player who played as a midfielder for several French and Swiss clubs. He was a member of the Algerian National Team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.-External links:*...
- Professional footballer
Internal links
- Médéa ProvinceMédéa ProvinceMédéa is a province of Algeria. The capital is Médéa.-Administrative divisions:The province is divided into 19 districts , which are further divided into 64 communes or municipalities.-Districts:# Aïn Boucif# Aziz...