Setif

• Setif is an Arab-Algerian city that is administratively affiliated to the province of Setif, it is considered its administrative capital, and the economic capital of the Republic of Algeria, and ranks second in terms of population in the state; as it has a population of 288,461, according to 2008 statistics, and its two official languages are: the Arabic language and the Berber language, and its climate is characterized by being rainy and cold in the winter season, and relatively dry and hot in the summer season.

• Among its most prominent tourist attractions: Hammam Soukhna, EL Mahdia, Djemila Monument, Beni Aziz area, Guidjel area, Hammam Guergour, Parc d'Attraction Sétifis, and Ikjan area.

• The history of Setif goes back to prehistoric times. As the model of the oldest man was attributed to it and his name was Insan Ayn al-Hanash. After the third and second centuries B.C., two kingdoms emerged on its land, namely the kingdom of Mesilia and its ruler, Masinissa, and the kingdom of Messiaslia and its ruler, Syphax, and in 105 BC the Romans entered it, and they continued to rule it until the year 42 AD. In the late third century AD, the city of Setif became the capital of sectarian Mauritania, and in the year 429 AD it was conquered by the Vandals and ruled until 539 AD. The city witnessed during the days of the Ottoman rule a great deal of interest, as it flourished in construction and development, and it also witnessed during their rule several great battles between Bey Constantine and Bey Tunis. After the French occupation of Algeria in the year 1830 AD, the city was occupied under the leadership of General Galboa in the year 1848 AD. In the year 1918 AD, after the end of the First World War, the city returned to its strategic importance after the occupation made it a center of its control and spread its influence over all regions. In the year 1938 AD, the city's residents gained political awareness, after the emergence of the Algerian Islamic Scouts, and the establishment of modern political parties with an independent trend.

• The city contains a large number of mosques, including: Bilal bin Rabah al-Habashi Mosque, Khalid Ibn al-Walid Mosque, Abdul Hamid ibn Badis Mosque, Muhammad al-Sharif al-Tlemceni Mosque, Malik Ibn Nabi Mosque, Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Mosque, Fadil al-Warthlani Mosque, Al-Kawthar Mosque, Al Sabteen Mosque, Al Ateeq Mosque, Anas Ibn Malik Mosque, and Abu Dhar al-Ghifari Mosque.