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22: 131: 702: 581: 281:. The last quarter was already completely in ruins in the 19th century, from internal fighting within the city, and only three remained. At the time of his visit, the casbah (a separate military complex) built by Sultan Ahmed in the 16th century was also in ruins. The three quarters of the Kalâa were separated by walls because of the rivalries and armed conflicts between quarters. Each quarter had its own 214:. The only automobile access ends at the entrance to the village. A rampart remains there that protected the ancient city, which, according to the Islamic encyclopedia, had a population of 80,000 in ancient times. 246:
The foundry (1366-1871): French explorers and army officers noted large-caliber artillery pieces found at Kalâa between 1848 and 1865. Charles Féraud (translator officer) wrote in the ‘’
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Only ruins remain of the Hammadid fort, at a place named Akhriv Ouziri (ruins of Ziri). The Hammadid parade ground is located in front of the mosque and is now known as Loudha Lhali.
312:(factions) that made it up; on the other it still furnished the city with fighters. Aït Abbas was considered more urban in its ways than other more rural villages in Kabylia. 149:. As evidenced by the many ruins, it was an ancient fortress and capital of the local kingdom from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is part of the current Algerian 265:
According to Charles Farine, who visited the Kalâa in the 19th century, the city was divided into four quarters corresponding to four factions : the
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Les espagnols et les ottomans y ont été tenus en échec : Le royaume indépendant de la Qalaâ n'Ath Abbès fête son 500e anniversaire
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The Kalâa, following the heart-shaped relief, is built on a rocky plateau with an area of 400 ha (990 acres) in the
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Triq Essoltane, mille ans après… : Carnet de route, de la qalaâ des Beni Hammad à Béjaïa
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The Kalâa of the Beni Abbès was the cradle and the heart of the powerful independent
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Découverte d'un canon du xvie siècle : Béjaïa, Qalaâ des Beni Abbès
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Découverte d'un canon du 16 siècle : Béjaïa, Qalaâ des Beni Abbès
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range, at nearly 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level.
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fort housing a military contingent to control the strategic
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Berber
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kingdom of Ait Abbas
Bibans
Cheikh Mokrani

Béni Abbès
Kabylia
Algeria
commune
Ighil Ali
wilaya
Béjaïa
Teniet En Nasr
Bordj Bou Arreridj
Bejaia
Biban
Berber
Kingdom of Ait Abbas
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ramparts
Beni Hammad Fort
Hammadid
Iron Gate

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