Annaba (province)

Annaba
Basic data
Country	Algeria
Capital	Annaba
surface	1410 km²
Residents	603,000 (2006 estimate)
density	428 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	DZ-23

Coordinates: 36 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 36'  E

The province of Annaba ( Arabic ولاية عنابة, DMG Wilāyat ʿAnnāba , tamazight ⴰⴳⴻⵣⴷⵓ ⵏ ⵄⴻⵏⵏⴰⴱⴰ Agezdu n Ɛennaba ) is a province ( wilaya ) in northeastern Algeria .

The province is located on the Mediterranean Sea near the border with Tunisia , with an area of ​​1410 km² it is one of the country's smaller in area.

Around 603,000 people (2006 estimate) live in the province, so the population density is around 428 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The capital of the province is Annaba , other larger cities are El Bouni and Sidi Amar .

The province belonged to the Département de Constantine during the French colonial period . This belonged to French North Africa .

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