Mostaganem
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Mostaganem (population, 2005 est: 150,000) is a port city in and capital of Mostaganem province, in the northwest of Algeria. The city, founded in the 11th century lies on the Gulf of Arzew, Mediterranean Sea and is 72 km ENE of Oran.
The city was founded in the 11th century as Murustage but has origins going back to Punic and Roman times, when it had the name Cartenna. In 1516 it was captured by the pirate Barbarossa and became a centre for Mediterranean sea piracy, as well as a commercial port. By 1700 it had come under Ottoman rule and in 1833 the city was taken by France and a garrison established. Algeria became independent in 1962.
The city is divided in two by a ravine of the river Aïn Sefra, with the modern town to southwest, and the old Muslim city, Tidgit, to the northeast.
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- Mostaganem dz by M. Abbassa
- Landscape of Algeria : History and old postcards.
- Annals of Legacy (Journal of the University)
- Mostaganem pictures and many things by S. Benhenda
- Mostaganem Its History, Photograph, Current events, Culture, Geography
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