التحصينات الدفاعية بمدينة الجزائر في العهد العثماني حصن تامنتفوست نموذجا

• Main Author: dr.Hadjira Tamelikecht
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: The General Union of Arab Archaeologists 2016-01-01
• Series: Journal of General Union of Arab Archaeologists
• Subjects: Defense installations; Algeria; the ottoman era; he geographical nature; Charles Quint
• Online Access: http://jguaa.journals.ekb.eg/article_3354_e2f87f101ec5e743ab5362c76ee4290d.pdf

Defense installations in Algeria during the ottoman era represent an important link to the history of the art of war in the modern era, which is the period of direct confrontation between oriental and western civilization. The Mediterranean coast was the focus of convergence between them. The ottoman strengthened so their defense. The rulers of Algeria chose Tamentfoust site to build a tower for its strategic location that controls the entrance to basin Algeria from the east. The site has been the scene of many marine landing for a long time. The geographical nature of the site witch is sandy beach free of rocky islands that can hinder ships relegated, And it has been facing all marine Attacks that will destroy the city during the Ottoman era, and many of them were Spanish such as " Charles Quint " campaign on the year 948 AH / 1541 CE, "O'Reilly" campaign on the year 1190 AH / 1775 AD, and Don Antonio Parsilo first and second years ( 1197 e -1198 e / 1783-1784m), and so rulers become aware of the need to fortify this point by building the tower "Tamentfoust" and to intensify the external defense of the city of Algiers, the tower was assigned to protect the port,-alternately with the port of Algiers-, as well as the protection of the western shore of Tamentfoust which is an important sector for ground landings, especially in the summer, where its shores water offers tranquility are well-protected from the winds and the North East if the above fleet to dock, endangering inevitably shells artillery, as it was It is a transit point for the fleets of the in and out of the marina point, as assigned to him firing shots honorary salute and receive important rulers. The tower also includes various necessary military facilities, it came from an octagon otherwise built in Algiers during the Ottoman period and this format gives him similar privileges circular immunization, because the defenders of the zodiac find this freedom and speed when they try to spin the tower, as it provided all defense facilities is It contains a huge count of artillery guns openings interspersed with openings directed by land and sea, along with drawbridge and moat and refractor, which hampers anyone who tries to attack the dungeon entrance.