Annaba, Algeria, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea

iss074e0491560 (April 19, 2026) --- Annaba, Algeria, located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and home to a metropolitan population of about 1 million, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the North African nation. Annaba traces its origins to a Phoenician settlement about 3,200 years ago and features Roman, Byzantine, Moorish, and European architectural influences accumulated over the ensuing centuries.