الأهمية الاقتصادية لإقليم الزاب

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Some sources and references agree that the origin of the word Zab and collected "ziban" is the name taken from the Romanian city (Zabi) which was located in the plain of the brood (The Episcopal center in the fifth century BC, 5 BC),the Romans did not occupy this region, but they were satisfied with the establishment of strongholds around Alllems .

It was Zab name in old used extensively, so that includes the plains of the brood and cities located on the southern slopes of the Atlas, which is based in hodnah, but is now called the extension is roomy at the foot of the mountains between the plains of the brood and the desert, and the base Zab is Biskra.

-The Zab region is divided into differed three parts: the dorsal Zab or zab of north, Zab of east, and Zab tribal or zab of south.

1-Zab dorsal or zab of north is abutting the west of Biskra includes: El Amery, El Borj, Foughala, Tolga, Ferfar, Zaatcha, Lichana, Bouchagroune.

2-Zab east or Zab Middle is adjacent the east of Biskra includes: Al Outaia, Branis, Chetma, Gratha , Seriana, Tahudha, Sidi Khalil, Ain Nagua, Zriba, Zribet Ahmed, Bades, Elianah , El Khanga(Khaga Sidi Nagi, Al-Fayed.3-tribal Zab or Zap of the south it includes: Lioua, Sahira,Mekhadema, Bentious, angle of Sidi Abid, Ourlal, Mellil (M'Lili), Biguo, Feliash, Oumache, Kora, Biskra, Sidi Okba.

-In addition to Them the towns of Sidi Khaled,Ouled Djelal who are linked the tribal Zab but usually they were makes independently, and Daumas add for Zab of north Flaouch.

All of these areas rely on palm cultivation and dates production, which requires abundant water.

- Zab region is characterized by an abundance of water to the large valleys do, as its climate is characterized by heat in summer and cold winter -The Little information available on the Zab's economy, which helped to humanitarian stability during the Islamic period of the fifth century until the eighth centuries AD century, was based mainly on agriculture and trade, while the industry was secondary, the main farm in the Zab region and production is dates, who was representing food The main addition to cereals such as wheat and barley, and a range of fruit trees such as olives, vineyards, pomegranate, in addition to trade, especially the salt trade.

Zab known fruits producing , such as vines, olives, grapes, and add all of this to date palm cultivation and dates production primarily.

Industry accounted for a significant economic activities, it has been found Biskra’s salt, cotton, sugar cane and good linen, olives and other convertible agricultural crops.

- Zab region occupies an important position because of the presence at the crossroads of trade , and as a result was one of the main stations of trading caravans bond between the north and east of the desert and the south, that is the country of Sudan, in addition to the link road between these regions and the north, and then the country of Europe, located to the south bank of the White Sea average, and was thus a passage to be traversed in order to navigate in these different directions, including benefit largesse of this area of agricultural and industrial products.