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  • Bordj Tamentfoust

  • Bordj Tamentfoust

    Bordj Tamentfoust is an Ottoman fort located in the city of Tamentfoust in Algiers province, Algeria. It was built during the Ottoman rule of Algeria in order to guard the city of Algiers. The fort was commissioned in 1661 AD during the rule of Ismail Pasha, on the part of Agha Ramadan. It was later renovated by dey Hussein Mozomorto in 1685 AD.
    Archaeological Site
    Bordj Tamentfoust
    by Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 11 m

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    Bordj Tamentfoust

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Algeria

    Algiers

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    17th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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