 Tamentfoust port | |
  Tamentfoust Shown within Algeria | |
| Alternative name | Rusguniae La Pérouse |
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| Location | Algeria |
| Region | Algiers Province |
| Coordinates | 36°45′00″N5°04′00″E / 36.75°N 5.066667°E /36.75; 5.066667 |
Cap Matifou Lighthouse   | |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′42.2″N3°14′43.29″E / 36.811722°N 3.2453583°E /36.811722; 3.2453583 |
| Constructed | 1868 |
| Foundation | masonry base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
| Shape | quadrangular tower with balcony and light attached to 1-storey keeper’s house[2] |
| Markings | white tower |
| Operator | Office Nationale de Signalisation Maritime |
| Focal height | 74 metres (243 ft)[1] |
| Light source | main power |
| Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 15s.[1] |
Tamentfoust (Arabic:تمنتفوست), theclassicalRusguniae andcolonialLa Pérouse, is a site in theDar El Beïda District ofAlgiers inAlgeria.
Tamentfoust lies onCape Matifou, which forms the northeast side of theBay of Algiers.
The Roman nameRusguniae is alatinization of thePunic nameRŠGNY (𐤓𐤔𐤂𐤍𐤉), meaning "FrancolinCape" and referring to nearby Cape Matifou.[3]Ptolemyhellenized the name asRhoustónion (Ancient Greek:Ῥουστόνιον),[4] and it appears in late sources asRusgume,[5]Rugunie,[6] andRusgimia.[7]
The French nameLa Pérouse (literally "Perugia") honored the naval officer and explorerJean-François de Galaup, who owned an estate of that name.
Tamentfoust is aBerber name for "right side", from the cape's position relative toAlgiers. The present name of the cape, Matifou, is a 14th-centurySpanish approximation of the Berber name.
Rusguniae was established as acolony along the trade route between theStrait of Gibraltar andPhoenicia. It consisted of a small fortress on Cape Matifou.[3] It eventually fell underCarthaginian control, probably during the 6th century BC.
After thePunic Wars, the area fell underRoman hegemony andAugustus established acolony there[8][9] for the9th Legion at some point during his reign.[3]
Inlate antiquity, it was part of theVandal Kingdom prior to theByzantinereconquest of Africa. It wasoverrun by theUmayyad Caliphate in the 7th century.
Bordj Tamentfoust or Tamentfoust Castle was built byRamdhan Agha in 1661. It was the site of the official declaration of ajihad againstFrance on 23 July 1830, in response to theFrench invasion of the country.
Rusguniae was aChristianbishopric. It was notionally restored as aCatholictitular see in the 20th century:
Alongside the museum atBordj Tamentfoust, the site also has ruins of Roman Rusguniae. Maritime history is represented by the Naval Academy of Tamentfoust, known as the biggest naval academy on the continent. The views from the harbor are also a major attraction for visitors.
36°48′21″N3°13′48″E / 36.8058°N 3.2301°E /36.8058; 3.2301
| Authority control databases: Cap Matifou Lighthouse |
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