Bordj Tamentfoust
Bordj Tamentfoust is a fort in the city of Tamentfoust, Algeria. The fort, built on the highest point of Tamentfoust, at the eastern end of the Bay of Algiers, is among several forts built to guard the city during the Regency period.Photo: Yelles, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: ottoman fort in Algeria
- Also known as: “Bordj de Tamentfoust”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tamentfoust and El Marsa.
Tamentfoust
Village
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Tamentfoust, the classical Rusguniae and colonial La Pérouse, is a site in the Dar El Beïda District of Algiers in Algeria.
El Marsa
Village
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El Marsa is a town in Algiers Province, Algeria. The population is 11,860.
Bordj El Bahri
Town
Photo: ItharBAbbas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bordj El Bahri is a municipality of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria. Bordj El Bahri is on the peninsula that forms the eastern side of Algiers Bay. Bordj El Bahri is situated 2½ km southeast of Bordj Tamentfoust.
Bordj Tamentfoust
- Categories: building, village green, and historic site
- Location: Bordj El Bahri, Daïra de Dar el Beïda, Algiers Province, Algeria, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
36.80739° or 36° 48′ 27″ northLongitude
3.23078° or 3° 13′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8F85R64J+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 299069052OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=village_greenWikidata ID
Q16303490
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Bordj Tamentfoust” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “برج تامنتفوست”
- Arabic: “برج تامنفوست”
- Bashkir: “Бордж Таментфуст”
- French: “fort Tamentfoust”
- French: “Fort Tamentfoust”
- Portuguese: “Torre de Tamentfoust”
- Russian: “Бордж Таментфуст”
- Spanish: “Bordj Tamentfoust”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée de Tamentfoust - Le Fort Turc and الحماية المدنية لشاطىء المرسى.
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