Defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era

Name: Defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era
Author: Namir, Aqeel

Title	Defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era
Author	Namir, Aqeel
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Royal Danish Library
Library Asset ID	ISSN: 2789-7478, EISSN: 2789-7478
Record ID	cdi_almandumah_primary_1318598
Library Location	DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Notes	The research revealed the defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era. Pointing out that Algeria knew different types of military buildings, which differed according to the strength or weakness of the governments that succeeded it, and the forms of colonialism to which it was exposed. He touched on presenting a geographical and historical overview of it. He explained its general appearance. He talked about its port, its city wall, which was 2500 meters long, and its gates. He covered its towers, including the Kasbah, Al-Kifan, Tamantvost, Baba Azoun, the English, the New Tower, Marsa Al-Dhuban, the Emperor, the Bouleila Tower or the (24) Hour Tower, the Bahr and the Central Towers, Qilat Al-Foul, Al-Fanar, Sardines, Al-Quman, and Ras Al-Mall. He showed the materials from which these towers were built and a description of the cannons that were placed in them. The results of the research confirmed that these fortifications formed important strategic points that were able, for long periods of Ottoman occupation, to play an important role in repelling attacks by European enemies aspiring to control Algeria. This abstract was written by System 2023
Görüntüle	Majallat Jāmiʻat Dimashq lil-dirāsāt al-tarīkhīyah, 2020, Vol.36 (140), p.203-226

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Defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era

Author Namir, Aqeel

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Royal Danish Library

Library Asset ID ISSN: 2789-7478, EISSN: 2789-7478

Record ID cdi_almandumah_primary_1318598

Library Location DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals

Notes The research revealed the defensive fortifications of the city of Algiers in the Ottoman era. Pointing out that Algeria knew different types of military buildings, which differed according to the strength or weakness of the governments that succeeded it, and the forms of colonialism to which it was exposed. He touched on presenting a geographical and historical overview of it. He explained its general appearance. He talked about its port, its city wall, which was 2500 meters long, and its gates. He covered its towers, including the Kasbah, Al-Kifan, Tamantvost, Baba Azoun, the English, the New Tower, Marsa Al-Dhuban, the Emperor, the Bouleila Tower or the (24) Hour Tower, the Bahr and the Central Towers, Qilat Al-Foul, Al-Fanar, Sardines, Al-Quman, and Ras Al-Mall. He showed the materials from which these towers were built and a description of the cannons that were placed in them. The results of the research confirmed that these fortifications formed important strategic points that were able, for long periods of Ottoman occupation, to play an important role in repelling attacks by European enemies aspiring to control Algeria. This abstract was written by System 2023

Görüntüle Majallat Jāmiʻat Dimashq lil-dirāsāt al-tarīkhīyah, 2020, Vol.36 (140), p.203-226