From their principal center of power at Carthage, the Carthaginians expanded and established small settlements along the North African coast; by 600 BC, a Phoenician presence existed at Tipasa, east of Cherchell, Hippo Regius (modern Annaba) and Rusicade (modern Skikda).
fɹʌm ðɛɹ pɹˈɪnsɪpəl sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv pˈaʊɚɹ æt kˈɑːɹθɪdʒ, ðə kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniənz ɛkspˈændᵻd ænd ɪstˈæblɪʃt smˈɔːl sˈɛɾəlmənts ɐlˈɔŋ ðə nˈɔːɹθ ˈæfɹɪkən kˈoʊst; baɪ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd bˌiːsˈiː, ɐ foʊnˈɪʃən pɹˈɛzəns ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd æt tɪpˈɑːsə, ˈiːst ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃɛl, hˈɪpoʊ ɹᵻdʒˈɪəs mˈɑːdɚn ˈænəbə ænd ɹˈuːsɪkˌeɪd mˈɑːdɚn skˈɪkdə.