- Ténès
Ténès (ArB|تنس) is an
Algeria n seaside resort located about 200 kilometers west of the capitalAlgiers ; it has a population of 35,000 people,as of 2000 .History
Ténès is an ancient town which existed in the 8th century BC. It was called Cartenae or Carthenes at that time. Ténès or Carthenes was first a
Phoenicia n town then it was dominated by the Romans who freed it from the despotism and the terror of theVandals . As a reward to the Romans, the residents decided to rename the town with the name of the Roman leader (of the Roman army) "Ténès".Later the town was conquered by the
Arabs who preachedIslam in North Africa. Under the Arab rule, Ténès was an idependent monarchy. TheSultan Hassen Abid was the last ruler of the monarchy of Ténès. The Ottomans attacked Ténès and defeated its army and annexed it to their vast empire in 1512. From that time Ténès lost its fame and importance and became an isolated town. Ténès Al-Atika (Vieux-Ténès) was built by theMoors who escaped from Spanish persecution in the 1400s after the collapse of the Arab States inSpain .In 1843, Ténès was occupied by the French who declared it a township and rebuilt the ancientCarthenes some 2 km to the north of Ténès-al-Atika.Present
At the present time Ténès is a small tourist town with a port and a lighthouse. It has some antique sites such as the Great Mosque of Sidi Ahmed Boumaza (built some 11 centuries ago), Bab El Bahr, The Spanish Castle, Notre Dame de Ténès, The French cannons and others.
External links
* [http://www.theechoftenes.freeservers.com www.theechoftenes.freeservers.com]
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