Jijel District

Jijel جيجل
City
Jijel
Motto: "From the people, for the people"
Location of Jijel in the Jijel Province
Jijel Location of Jijel in Algeria
Coordinates: 36°49′N 05°45′E / 36.817°N 5.750°E / 36.817; 5.750Coordinates: 36°49′N 05°45′E / 36.817°N 5.750°E / 36.817; 5.750
Country	Algeria
Province	Jijel Province
District	Jijel District
APC	2012-2017
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Yazid Abdellah
Area
• Total	62.38 km2 (24.09 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2008 census)
• Total	131,513
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
Postal code	18000
ISO 3166 code	CP
Website	www.jijel-dz.org

Ra's Afia Lighthouse
Grand Phare de Jijel

R'as Afia Lighthouse
Algeria
Location	Jijel Algeria
Coordinates	36°49′4.22″N 5°41′21.49″E / 36.8178389°N 5.6893028°E / 36.8178389; 5.6893028
Year first constructed	1907<
Foundation	stone base
Construction	masonry tower
Tower shape	octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to the front 2-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern	white tower, red lantern
Height	16.8 metres (55 ft)
Focal height	45.2 metres (148 ft)
Light source	main power
Intensity	1,000 W
Range	21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
Characteristic	Fl R 5s.
Admiralty number	E6558
NGA number	22308
ARLHS number	ALG-029
Managing agent	Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime

Jijel (Arabic: جيجل‎‎, formerly known as Ighil Gili or Djidjelli) is the capital of Jijel Province in north-eastern Algeria. It is flanked by the Mediterranean Sea in the region of Corniche Jijelienne, and has a 2008 census population of 131,513 inhabitants.

Jijel is the administrative and trade centre for a region specializing in cork processing, leather tanning and steelmaking. Local crops include citrus and grain. Fishing is also of great importance. Tourists (mainly Algerians) are attracted to Jijel for its landscapes and fine sand beaches. Being a resort town, there are many hotels and restaurants. There are Phoenician tombs nearby.

Jijel is situated 30 km from Taza National Park; this national park and other vicinity features support a variety of flora and fauna. In particular, the Taza National Park is habitat for the endangered Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus; moreover, this primate prehistorically had a much broader distribution than at present.

Jijel (Igilgili), was first inhabited by Berbers tribes, most known were the Kutama. Originally a Phoenician trading post, the city passed successively for five centuries to the Romans with the name of Igilgili, then to the Vandals, the Byzantines, the Arabs, the Genoese and, in the 16th century, to the Ottoman Admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa.