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Page vii
... Town of Algiers - Traces of Roman Town - Limit of its Size- Ancient Remains excavated - The Fauxbourg Bab - Azoun— Moorish Streets -- Interior of Houses - Splendour of Interiors -Specimens still existing - The Kazbah of Algiers ruined ...
... Town of Algiers - Traces of Roman Town - Limit of its Size- Ancient Remains excavated - The Fauxbourg Bab - Azoun— Moorish Streets -- Interior of Houses - Splendour of Interiors -Specimens still existing - The Kazbah of Algiers ruined ...
Page ix
... Town - Magnitude of Ancient City - The Mansourah - Walls of Artificial Concrete -Traces of former Greatness - Arab Hockey - Tomb of Sidi- Bou - Medine - Arab School - Government Breeding Stable- Diet of Barbary Horses - Their special ...
... Town - Magnitude of Ancient City - The Mansourah - Walls of Artificial Concrete -Traces of former Greatness - Arab Hockey - Tomb of Sidi- Bou - Medine - Arab School - Government Breeding Stable- Diet of Barbary Horses - Their special ...
Page xi
... Town - Triple Gateway - Ancient Subalterns ' Club - Officers ' Ring - money - The Status of the Soldier - Dread of Evil Omens - Timber - trade of Batna - Mountaineers of the Aurès as yet unsubdued - Ancient Numidian Monument -- The Ma ...
... Town - Triple Gateway - Ancient Subalterns ' Club - Officers ' Ring - money - The Status of the Soldier - Dread of Evil Omens - Timber - trade of Batna - Mountaineers of the Aurès as yet unsubdued - Ancient Numidian Monument -- The Ma ...
Page xii
... Town - Injudicious Policy after the Conquest - French Administration at the Present Time - The New Constitution of Algeria - Return to a System already found to fail - Note on European Population of Algeria MAP OF ALGERIA . DIRECTIONS ...
... Town - Injudicious Policy after the Conquest - French Administration at the Present Time - The New Constitution of Algeria - Return to a System already found to fail - Note on European Population of Algeria MAP OF ALGERIA . DIRECTIONS ...
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... town of Algiers , on approaching it from the north , looks at a distance as if it stood on a kind of platform let down from a high range of hills behind . This apparent peninsula is the Sahel , a mountainous boss , which immediately ...
... town of Algiers , on approaching it from the north , looks at a distance as if it stood on a kind of platform let down from a high range of hills behind . This apparent peninsula is the Sahel , a mountainous boss , which immediately ...
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Abd-el-Kader Africa Algeria Algiers ancient animal appeared Arabs army arrived Arzew Atlas Aurès Batna Blidah Bona Boudouaou Bougie brought built camels camp Cape caravanserai Carthage character Cheliff Cherchell chief cisterns coast commandant Constantine course cultivation descends distance eight elevation Emperor European existed extremely feet Fonduck fortification four francs French Government ground Guelma harbour hills horses houses immediate neighbourhood inscription Isser Jemappes Kabyle Kabyle language L'Arbâ labour land latter limestone lion Magaria Maison Carrée marabout Maskara Mazagran Mechouar Médéah Metidja miles military Moorish Morocco mosque Mostaganem mountains mules native nearly night occupied officer Oran passed Philippeville plain plateau population probably province remains river road Roman route ruins Sahel Sebaou Sebkah seemed side Sidi soil soldiers spahi Spaniards steamer stone tion Tizi-Ouzou Tlemçen told tomb town tribe Tunis valley village walls whole wild
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