Ténès
Encyclopedia
Tenes is an Algeria
n seaside resort
located about 200 kilometers west of the capital Algiers
; it has a population of 35,000 people, .
n town then it was dominated by the Romans
in the last years of the 1st century B-C.They called it Cartennae colonia,They occupied the city for about five centuries.
Later the town was conquered by the Arabs who preached Islam
in North Africa. Under the Arab rule, Ténès was an independent monarchy. The Sultan Hamid El Abd was the last ruler of the monarchy of Ténès. The Ottoman
s 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-[the lighthouse of sufism]http://www.tenes.amara02.com) was built by the Moors
who escaped from Spanish persecution in the 15th century after the collapse of the Arab States in Spain
.
In 1843, Ténès was occupied by the French
who declared it a township and rebuilt the ancient Cartennae some 2 km to the north of Ténès-al-Atika.
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n seaside resort
Seaside resort
A seaside resort is a resort, or resort town, located on the coast. Where a beach is the primary focus for tourists, it may be called a beach resort.- Overview :...
located about 200 kilometers west of the capital Algiers
Algiers
' is the capital and largest city of Algeria. According to the 1998 census, the population of the city proper was 1,519,570 and that of the urban agglomeration was 2,135,630. In 2009, the population was about 3,500,000...
; it has a population of 35,000 people, .
History
Ténès is an ancient town which existed in the 8th century BC. It was called Kartenas at that time. Ténès or Kartenas was first a PhoeniciaPhoenicia
Phoenicia , was an ancient civilization in Canaan which covered most of the western, coastal part of the Fertile Crescent. Several major Phoenician cities were built on the coastline of the Mediterranean. It was an enterprising maritime trading culture that spread across the Mediterranean from 1550...
n town then it was dominated by the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
in the last years of the 1st century B-C.They called it Cartennae colonia,They occupied the city for about five centuries.
Later the town was conquered by the Arabs who preached Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
in North Africa. Under the Arab rule, Ténès was an independent monarchy. The Sultan Hamid El Abd was the last ruler of the monarchy of Ténès. The Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
s 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-[the lighthouse of sufism]http://www.tenes.amara02.com) was built by the Moors
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...
who escaped from Spanish persecution in the 15th century after the collapse of the Arab States in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.
In 1843, Ténès was occupied by the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
who declared it a township and rebuilt the ancient Cartennae some 2 km to the north of Ténès-al-Atika.