Historically, the territory has been part of what Muslim geographers referred to as (, 'the Farthest West [of the Islamic world]' designating roughly the area from Tiaret to the Atlantic) in contrast with neighbouring regions of (, 'the Middle West': Tripoli to Béjaïa) and (, 'the Nearest West': Alexandria to Tripoli).
Historically, the territory has been part of what Muslim geographers referred to as ( 'the Farthest West [of the Islamic world]' designating roughly the area from Tiaret to the Atlantic) in contrast with neighbouring regions of (, 'the Middle West': Tripoli to Béjaïa) and (, 'the Nearest West': Alexandria to Tripoli).