Surrounded by the huge Djurdjura, the Bibans and the Babors massifs, Béjaïa is among the oldest cities in Algeria, founded in 26 or 27 BCE by Emperor Augustus with the name Saldae. In the Middle Ages, the city became one of the most prosperous in the Mediterranean and a center of great learning.
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Bejaïa, town, Mediterranean Sea port, northeastern Algeria. The town lies at the mouth of the Wadi Soummam. Sheltered by Mount Gouraya (2,165 feet [660 metres] ...
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Béjaïa was a stronghold of the Barbary Pirates until the town was captured by the French in 1833, later gaining independence along with the rest of Algeria.