Jijel is situated 30 km from Taza National Park; this national park and other vicinity features support a variety of flora and fauna. In particular, the Taza National Park is habitat for the endangered Barbary Macaque, Macaca sylvanus; moreover, this primateprehistorically had a much broader distribution than at present.Due to the rugged landscape, Jijel is slightly isolated. However, it is connected by road to large cities like Bejaïa (90 km west), Setif(135 km southwest) and Constantine (150 km southeast). The city also has its own airport Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport
