Tour around Africa: Stage 14 - Alger - Houari Boumediene (DAAG)
to Annaba - Rabah Bitat (DABB)
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In this VFR - GPS Flight Plan we take off from
the airport of Alger - Houari
Boumediene (DAAG) and land in the airport of Annaba - Rabah Bitat (DABB), after overflying the cities of
Batna and Skikda.
Find below a short extract and screenshots of the main points of the route. In
this journey around Africa I have used the Cessna 172S (Skyhawk)
Take off from Alger - Houari Boumedie airport.
Alger (AKA Algiers) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's
population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145[ and in 2011 was estimated to be
around 3,500,000. An estimate puts the population of the larger metropolitan
city to be around 5,000,000. Algiers is located on the Mediterranean Sea and in
the north-central portion of Algeria.
It is situated on the west side of a bay of the Mediterranean Sea. The modern
part of the city is built on the level ground by the seashore; the old part, the
ancient city of the deys, climbs the steep hill behind the modern town and is
crowned by the casbah or citadel, 122 metres (400 ft) above the sea. The casbah
and the two quays form a triangle.
Passing near Larbatache.
Larbatache is a town and city in Boumerdès Province, Algeria. According to the
2008 census it has a population of 19,356
La Dent du Lion and Djebel Haizer mountains.
Passing by Medjana.
Medjana is a town and commune (municipality) in Bordj Bou Arréridj Province,
Algeria. It is the (approximative) location the Ancient city and bishopric
Vardimissa, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
According to the 1998 census it has a population of 16,112
Flying across the clouds over the Parc National de Belezma at 6000 feet.
Is one of the most important national parks of Algeria. It is located in Batna
Province on the slopes of the Belezma Range, a subrange of the Aurès Mountains.
Created in 1984, it stretches over an area of 262.5 km2, the climate ranges
from a cool subhumid climate to a dry semi-arid climate, it contains 447 species
of flora (14% of the national total) and 309 species of fauna, of which 59 are
protected species.
The main summits of the range in the park area are 2,136 m high Djebel
Tichaou and the 2,178 m high Djebel Refaâ, the highest peak of the Belezma
Range.[2]
The biosphere consists of rich mosaic habitats such as pastures, forests,
grasslands, thickets, mountain's feet, rivers and mines. The biosphere reserve
also includes several historical sites, caves and tombs, which represent traces
of ancient civilizations. Balezma is the largest habitat of the Atlas cedar (Cedrus
atlantica), a centuries-old magic tree, which is used in home crafts.
Approaching the city of Constantine.
Constantine is the capital of Constantine Province in northeastern
Algeria.Its ancient name was called Cirta under Numedia and was renamed "Constantina"
in honor of emperor Constantine the Great. It was the capital of the French
department of Constantine until 1962. Located somewhat inland, Constantine is
about 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the Mediterranean coast, on the banks of the
Rhumel River.
Constantine is regarded as the capital of eastern Algeria and the commercial
center of its region, and it has a population of about 450,000 (938,475[4] with
the agglomeration), making it the third largest city in the country after
Algiers and Oran. There are several museums and historical sites located around
the city. Constantine is often referred to as the "City of Bridges" due to the
numerous picturesque bridges connecting the various hills, valleys, and ravines
that the city is built on and around.
Constantine was named the Capital of Culture in 2015
Cloudy day when flying over Skikda.
Skikda, formerly Philippeville, is a city in northeastern Algeria and a port on
the Mediterranean. It is the capital of Skikda Province and Skikda District.
The Phoenicians and Carthaginians established a trading post and fort named
rškd (𐤓𐤔𐤊𐤃, "Jug Cape") after Skikda's nearby cape. Falling under Roman
hegemony after the Punic Wars, the name was Latinized as Rusicade or Rusiccade.
Rusicade contained the largest Roman theatre in Algeria, dating to the reign of
Hadrian.
In late antiquity, the port was destroyed during the Vandals' invasion of
530. The Byzantines reconquered the region in 533 and 534, but left large areas
under Berber control. The town was overrun by the Umayyad Caliphate at the end
of the 7th century.
Present-day Skikda was founded by Sylvain Charles Valée in 1838 under the
name Philippeville, honoring the French king at the time. The French were in the
process of annexing Algeria and developed Philippeville as a port for
Constantine, Algeria's third-largest city. The two cities were connected by
rail. On 10 October 1883, there was an earthquake in Philippeville.
Towards the end of World War II, a UNRRA refugee camp name Camp Jeanne d'Arc
was established near the city. On 25 January 1945, 200 Jews holding citizenship
from countries in North and South America were sent from the Bergen-Belsen
concentration camp to Switzerland as part of a prisoner exchange group. They
were later sent to the UNRRA camp in Skikda.
Approaching runway 19 of the
Annaba - Rabah Bitat airport.
Annaba (Arabic: عنّابة, lit "Place of the Jujubes"; Berber languages:
Aânavaen), formerly known as Bona and Bône, is a seaport city in the
northeastern corner of Algeria, close to Tunisia. Annaba is close to the small
Seybouse River, and it is in the Annaba Province. With a population of about
464,740 (2019) and 1,000,000 for the metropole,[1] Annaba is the 3rd largest
city in Algeria. It is the leading industrial center in Algeria.
Annaba is a coastal city that underwent significant growth during the 20th
Century. Annaba has a metropolitan area with a higher population density than
the other metropolitan areas of the Algerian coastline, such as Oran and
Algiers. Much of eastern and southern Algeria uses the services, equipment, and
infrastructure of Annaba. Economically, it is the centre for various economic
activities, such as industry, transportation, finance, and tourism.
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