Four Months in Algeria: With a Visit to Carthage |
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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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