The Awras or Aurès region is characterized both by its mountain terrain and by the Berber Chaoui ethnic group that historically has inhabited the area. The rugged terrain of the Aurès has made the region one of the less developed areas in the Maghreb. Traditionally the women of the region wore tattoos.[1]
It was in the Aurès region that the Algerian War of Independence was started by Berber independence fighters such as Mostefa Ben Boulaïd, who operated from the area.[2] A district of Algeria that existed during and after the War of Independence, from 1962 to 1974, was named after this region.
aurès, this, article, about, region, algeria, main, geological, feature, region, mountains, arabic, اس, romanized, awrās, natural, region, located, mountainous, area, range, eastern, algeria, region, includes, algerian, provinces, batna, tebessa, constantine, . This article is about the region in Algeria For the main geological feature of the region see Aures Mountains Aures Arabic أ و ر اس romanized Awras is a natural region located in the mountainous area of the Aures range in eastern Algeria The region includes the Algerian provinces of Batna Tebessa Constantine Khenchela Oum El Bouaghi Souk Ahras and Biskra Some parts are located in Western Tunisia Aures Arabic أ ور اس romanized AwrasNatural regionLandscape of the Aures in Ras el AiounA map of northern Algeria showing the location of the Aures region in red and the greater region in greenCountryAlgeria to a lesser extent TunisiaElevation450 m 1 480 ft Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe Awras or Aures region is characterized both by its mountain terrain and by the Berber Chaoui ethnic group that historically has inhabited the area The rugged terrain of the Aures has made the region one of the less developed areas in the Maghreb Traditionally the women of the region wore tattoos 1 It was in the Aures region that the Algerian War of Independence was started by Berber independence fighters such as Mostefa Ben Boulaid who operated from the area 2 A district of Algeria that existed during and after the War of Independence from 1962 to 1974 was named after this region See also EditChakhchoukhaReferences Edit Behind Algeria s Tattoos A Portrait Series Algeria 1830 2000 A Short History p External links EditAlgeria Ethnic Groups and Languages Les Aures Algerie permanent dead link 35 20 N 6 40 E 35 333 N 6 667 E 35 333 6 667 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aures nbsp This Algeria location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aures amp oldid 1180235393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
