Annaba is in northeastern Algeria, on the Mediterranean Sea, about 50 miles west of the Tunisian border, and about 200 miles west of Tunis. During the French period (1830 (+/-) to 1962, it was known as Bône; in Roman times it was known as Hippo, or Hippo Reglus during the period when the Numidian kings had a residence there. St. Augustine was bishop here until his death in 430. Annaba was one of the cities occupied by the Barbary Pirates from the 16th to early 19th centuries. I don't know what the Phoenicians called it; they were here too.
This photo is taken from the balcony of my hotel room at the Golden Tulip Sabri Hotel, just west of downtown Annaba.
This photo is taken just after sunrise from the top floor patio of the hotel, looking east over the city.
Sunrise over the bay. Annaba is a decent size seaport, but none of the Algerian ports appear to be large enough to handle the number of ships arriving at port. In Algiers we always have a bay full waiting to berth.
This photo is taken from the balcony of my hotel room at the Golden Tulip Sabri Hotel, just west of downtown Annaba.
This photo is taken just after sunrise from the top floor patio of the hotel, looking east over the city.
Sunrise over the bay. Annaba is a decent size seaport, but none of the Algerian ports appear to be large enough to handle the number of ships arriving at port. In Algiers we always have a bay full waiting to berth.
Another sunrise photo from the top of the hotel -- I like the clouds.
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