What is Setif, Algeria?
[[File:The bronze palm.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{Center|A palm made of [[bronze]] in the middle of Sétif}}]] '''Setif''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: سطيف) is a [[town]] in [[northeast]]ern [[Algeria]]. It is the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[Sétif Province]] and it has a [[population]] of 288,461 [[people]] as of the 2008 [[census]]. Setif is [[east]] of [[Algiers]]. It is the second most important [[Wilaya]] after the country's capital. The streets are lined with [[tree]]s with a [[fountain]] and [[theater]], giving the town a [[France|French]] feel.<ref name=oran>''Setif & Djemila'', ''[[Morocco]], Algeria & [[Tunisia]]'', Geoff Crowther & Hugh Findlay, editors, [[Lonely Planet]], April 1992, 2nd Edition, p. 296.</ref> == History == Setifis (or Sitifis) was founded by the [[Roman Empire|Romans]], during the reign of [[Nerva]], as a [[colony]] for [[veteran]]s. Although no [[building]]s of this period are known, a [[cemetery]] found in the 1960s seems to have contained [[tomb]]s from the early colony.<ref> R. Guéry, 1985, ''La Necropole orientale de Sitifis: fouilles de 1966-1967''. Paris. </ref> == Demography == The population is [[Chaoui]], [[Kabyle]] and [[Arab]] in origin. == Twinning == * [[File:Flag of Algeria.svg|25px]] [[Biskra Province|Biskra]] * [[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Rennes]] in [[1982]] * [[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] [[Miami]] * [[File:Flag of Brazil.svg|25px]] [[Rio de Janeiro]] * [[File:Flag of France.svg|25px]] [[Lyon]] * [[File:Flag of United States.svg|25px]] [[Los Angeles]] * [[File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg|25px]] [[Medina]] == References == {{commons}} {{reflist}} [[Category:Towns in Algeria]] {{geo-stub}}