What is La Kabylie?

What is La Kabylie?

Kabylia (Arabic: منطقة القبائل‎, meaning “Land of the Tribes”, Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel or Iqbayliyen, meaning “Land of Kabyles”) is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. Gouraya National Park and Djurdjura National Park are also located in Kabylia.

Which country is JS Kabylie?

Algerian
Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, in Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية للقبائل‎) known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian football club based in Tizi Ouzou.

Are Kabyles Arabs?

A Kabyle is a native of Kabylia, a mountainous region east of Algiers. Being Algerian does not necessarily mean being Arab: the Kabyles are Berbers, from an ancient indigenous North African people whose presence is attested at least as far back as the time of Herodotus.

Which league is JS Kabylie?

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
Algerian Cup
JS Kabylie/Leagues

Is Kabylie safe?

There is a threat of terrorism. Terrorist attacks, causing deaths and injuries, have occurred regularly, particularly in the mountains of the Kabylia region, southeast of Algiers. Algerian security forces are usually the primary target, but civilians have been killed and injured in attacks.

What do Kabyles look like?

Physically many Kabyles do not present much contrast to the Arabs of Algeria. Both Kabyle and Arab are white at birth, but rapidly grow brown through exposure to air and sunshine. Both have in general brown eyes and wavy hair of coarse quality, varying from dark brown to jet black.

Where is Kabilya?

Kabylie, also spelled Kabylia, mountainous coastal region in northern Algeria, between Algiers and Skikda.

Where does Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie get its name?

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie ( Arabic: شبيبة القبائل ‎), known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian football club based in Tizi Ouzou. The club are named after the cultural, natural and historical region that is home to the Berber-speaking Kabyle (the letters I ⵙ R on the badge are Berber for JSK).

Where are the Kabyle people in northern Algeria?

Kabylia ( Tamurt n Leqbayel or Yiqbayliyen, meaning “Land of Kabyles”) is a cultural, natural and historical region in northern Algeria and the homeland of the Kabyle people. It is part of the Tell Atlas mountain range and is located at the edge of the Mediterranean Sea .

Where is JS Kabylie football club located in Algeria?

Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie (in Kabyle: Ilemẓiyen inaddalen n leqbayel, in Arabic: الشبيبة الرياضية للقبائل ‎) known as JS Kabylie or JSK, is an Algerian football club based in Tizi Ouzou.

When did the history of Kabylie take place?

The history of Kabylie started to appear in the classical books during the fourth century AD with the revolt of the commander Firmus and his brother Guildon against the empire. The Vandals, a Germanic people, established a kingdom in North Africa in 435.